Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromford 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Cromford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A159 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acland Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Fawcett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayard Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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