Total Crime Rate

296.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 296.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thorndike Mews area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 306 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 Thorndike Mews (DN21 1LN) in the last 12 months was 296.2 per 1,000 residents and was 108.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorndike Mews (DN21 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorndike Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pillared House Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Pillared House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pillared House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Tooley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Sep 2025Robbery Dickenson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Terrace —
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Waterworks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterworks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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