Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Avenue (DN21 2TL) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Avenue (DN21 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anastasia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vanessa Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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