Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandsfield Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandsfield Lane (DN21 1DA) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandsfield Lane (DN21 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandsfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Stanley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Washington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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