Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • 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
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

Acacia Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 84th highest crime rate of 306 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 Acacia Avenue (DN21 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Gainsborough North average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Avenue (DN21 1EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Northolme View. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malpas Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malpas Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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