Total Crime Rate

2634.9 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 2634.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 936.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 559.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 523.8 10/10
  • Public order 214.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 142.9 10/10
  • Drugs 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.6 10/10
  • Other crime 39.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.8 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
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

Spring Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 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 Spring Gardens (DN21 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 2634.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1753.0% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 789.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Gardens (DN21 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malpas Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Carlisle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A159 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wembley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Torr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Torr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torr Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Tooley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A159 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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