Crime Rates at Church Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2JR

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 2nd 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 Church Street (DN21 2JR) in the last 12 months was 959.7 per 1,000 residents and was 679.2% higher than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 412.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DN21 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.