Postcode · Gainsborough
Crime in DN21 5DB
How much crime is recorded in DN21 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemswell & Spital
- Council
- West Lindsey
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
DN21 5DBGainsborough
How safe is DN21 5DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN21 5DB 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5DBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 86% 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.