Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Tower Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (DN21 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (DN21 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlisle Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A159 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A159 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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