Total Crime Rate

308.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 308.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashcroft Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashcroft Road (DN21 1LB) in the last 12 months was 308.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.8% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Road (DN21 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Washington Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drake Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Waterworks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Waterworks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wintern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wintern Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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