Gainsborough Rural North vs Sleaford Town

Gainsborough Rural North has a safety score of 57/100 (Average) and recorded 344 crimes in the last 12 months. Sleaford Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,814 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. Sleaford Town shows -12.8% (falling). 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 Sleaford Town, it is Violent Crime (674 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 Sleaford Town recorded 446. 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 674 in Sleaford Town. 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%). Sleaford Town recorded 2,080 crimes previously (now 1,814, -12.8%).

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 Sleaford Town has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gainsborough Rural North falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Sleaford Town 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 Sleaford Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.