Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 55th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (DN21 1EX) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (DN21 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spital Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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