Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balfour Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 60th 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 Balfour Street (DN21 2LF) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (DN21 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A159 (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acland Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A159 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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