Total Crime Rate

113.1 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 113.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Somerby Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 63rd 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 Somerby Road (DN21 1RW) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerby Road (DN21 1RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whites Wood Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Tree Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Somerby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baines Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pasture Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whites Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whites Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whites Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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