Total Crime Rate
125.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 50th 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 High Street (DN21 3RX) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Gainsborough North average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (DN21 3RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gainsborough North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Peter'S Grove | Under investigation |
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