Total Crime Rate

193.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 193.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

John Jenkinson Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Jenkinson Close (DN21 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher 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 22 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 crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Jenkinson Close (DN21 1DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pasture Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eliot Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Jenkinson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Jenkinson Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alec Rose Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baines Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Claythorne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middlefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Jenkinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Jenkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pasture Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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