Total Crime Rate

3079.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

904.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 3079.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1162.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 904.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 583.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 575.4 10/10
  • Public order 242.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 186.5 10/10
  • Other theft 83.3 10/10
  • Drugs 59.5 10/10
  • Other crime 55.6 10/10
  • Robbery 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 35.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
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

Etherington Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the highest crime rate of 307 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 Etherington Street (DN21 2EW) in the last 12 months was 3079.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2400.1% higher than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 904.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Etherington Street (DN21 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 432 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Etherington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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