Total Crime Rate
245.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burton Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 24th 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 Burton Street (DN21 1DX) in the last 12 months was 245.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Street (DN21 1DX), 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.
View Crime In Gainsborough East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wintern Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterworks Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shakespeare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Linden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Linden Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waterworks Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shakespeare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Washington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Washington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Washington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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