Postcode · Gainsborough
Crime in DN21 1LY
How much crime is recorded in DN21 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gainsborough East
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
DN21 1LYGainsborough
How safe is DN21 1LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN21 1LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DN21 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Criminal damage and arson17.34.7
Burglary6.39.1
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.84.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.