Crime Rates at Grey Street, Gainsborough, DN21 2PS

Grey Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 20th highest crime rate of 306 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 Grey Street (DN21 2PS) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Gainsborough East average (142.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grey Street (DN21 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Mercer Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.