Total Crime Rate
113.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromford Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in West Lindsey .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromford Street (DN21 2QL) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Gainsborough East average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromford Street (DN21 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A159 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acland Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fawcett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayard Street | β |
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