Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Juniper Way 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 Juniper Way (DN21 1GW) 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 Juniper Way (DN21 1GW), the main crime hotspot is near A159. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A159 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spital Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jubilee Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spital Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arkwright Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arkwright Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkwright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spital Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshall'S Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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