Postcode · Gainsborough
Crime in DN21 1PG
How much crime is recorded in DN21 1PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gainsborough East
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,029 (2024)
DN21 1PGGainsborough
How safe is DN21 1PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN21 1PG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 1PGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Shoplifting9.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime3.11.5
Public order2.44.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.