Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 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 93.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ropery Road 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 Ropery Road (DN21 2NP) 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 Ropery Road (DN21 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morley Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ropery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acland Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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