Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alderton Chase area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Gainsborough East , and the 51st highest crime rate of 306 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 Alderton Chase (DN21 2WB) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderton Chase (DN21 2WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woods Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alderton Chase area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vanessa Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Close
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Drugs Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rachel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anastasia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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