Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 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 155.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brocklesby Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 39th 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 Brocklesby Close (DN21 1TT) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brocklesby Close (DN21 1TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Jenkinson Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eliot Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brocklesby Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caenby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caenby Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heapham Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Heapham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Rise β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Jenkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Jenkinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Jenkinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aegir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alec Rose Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fillingham Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adlington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riby Close β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Pilgrims Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pilgrims Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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