Gainsborough Rural North vs Lincoln City Centre

Gainsborough Rural North has a safety score of 57/100 (Average) and recorded 344 crimes in the last 12 months. Lincoln City Centre has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 3,538 crimes. Gainsborough Rural North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gainsborough Rural North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Lincoln City Centre shows +16.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gainsborough Rural North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (115 incidents). In Lincoln City Centre, it is Violent Crime (1,049 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gainsborough Rural North recorded 83 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lincoln City Centre recorded 881. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gainsborough Rural North totalled 115 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,049 in Lincoln City Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gainsborough Rural North recorded 379 crimes (now 344, a change of -9.2%). Lincoln City Centre recorded 3,048 crimes previously (now 3,538, +16.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gainsborough Rural North has a resolution rate of 14.3% and Lincoln City Centre has 25.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gainsborough Rural North falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Lincoln City Centre is covered by Lincolnshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gainsborough Rural North and Lincoln City Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.