Total Crime Rate
266.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Summer Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 19th highest crime rate of 306 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 Summer Hill (DN21 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 266.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summer Hill (DN21 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosefields (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gainsborough East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rosefields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosefields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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