Total Crime Rate

228.1 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 228.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindsey Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 26th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindsey Drive (DN21 1ZN) in the last 12 months was 228.1 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Gainsborough North average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsey Drive (DN21 1ZN), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindsey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarrow Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaktree Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Close —
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Data Sources

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