Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Tower Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 57th highest crime rate of 307 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 Tower Street (DN21 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (DN21 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etherington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Etherington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spring Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Spital Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spital Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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