Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 139th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Avenue (DN21 1RN) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Avenue (DN21 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pasture Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eastern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theaker Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pasture Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasture Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whites Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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