Postcode · Gainsborough
Crime in DN21 4EX
How much crime is recorded in DN21 4EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemswell & Spital
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,204 (2024)
DN21 4EXGainsborough
How safe is DN21 4EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN21 4EX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 4EXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary5.29.1
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.04.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.