Crime Rates at Forster Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2LL

Forster Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 70th 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 Forster Street (DN21 2LL) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forster Street (DN21 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.