Total Crime Rate

315.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 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 315.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 122.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Swale Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swale Drive (DN21 1FW) in the last 12 months was 315.8 per 1,000 residents and was 196.3% higher than the Gainsborough North average (106.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swale Drive (DN21 1FW), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Lane. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Swale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsey Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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