Total Crime Rate
173.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dog & Duck Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 32nd 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 Dog & Duck Lane (DN21 3BB) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% higher than the Gainsborough North average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dog & Duck Lane (DN21 3BB), 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.
View Crime In Gainsborough North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
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