Total Crime Rate

561.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 561.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Washington Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washington Street (DN21 1DP) in the last 12 months was 561.6 per 1,000 residents and was 355.9% higher than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 207.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Street (DN21 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Washington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Drake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Drake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Wintern Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandsfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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