Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Foxby Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 62nd 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 Foxby Lane (DN21 1PP) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxby Lane (DN21 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Eliot Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foxby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saracen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adlington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aegir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pilgrims Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pilgrims Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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