Postcode · Gainsborough
Crime in DN21 3FA
How much crime is recorded in DN21 3FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Morton, Blyton & Scotter
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
DN21 3FAGainsborough
How safe is DN21 3FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN21 3FA 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3FANational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.04.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.