Total Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Gainsborough North , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in West Lindsey .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DN21 3SA) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (DN21 3SA), 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 | Other theft | St Peter'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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