Total Crime Rate

232.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 232.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwin Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwin Street (DN21 1DL) in the last 12 months was 232.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Street (DN21 1DL), 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 Darwin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washington Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Stanley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
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 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wintern Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waterworks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterworks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandsfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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