Total Crime Rate
98.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beckett Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 64th highest crime rate of 307 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 Beckett Avenue (DN21 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Gainsborough North average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckett Avenue (DN21 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rosefields. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosefields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosefields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosefields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Laurel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spital Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
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