Crap Towns / Gainsborough / Crime

How much crime is there in Gainsborough?

The police recorded 148 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Gainsborough from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 63.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 143, down from 148 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	148	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	152	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	143	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	63.3	34.1
Shoplifting	20.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	19.9	7.0
Public order	10.5	6.6
Other theft	8.1	5.4
Burglary	7.6	3.1
Other crime	4.9	2.0
Vehicle crime	4.6	3.8
Drugs	3.7	2.4
Robbery	1.6	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Gainsborough	–	148
Scunthorpe	21.7 km	129
Lincoln	24.4 km	126
Brigg	25.1 km	95.4
Dunscroft and Hatfield	25.6 km	83.2
Harworth and Bircotes	20.0 km	76.5
Armthorpe	24.5 km	75.8
Retford	14.8 km	74.7
New Rossington and Rossington	22.6 km	70.5
Carlton in Lindrick	24.4 km	63.1
Finningley	18.8 km	42.0
The typical town	–	76.2