Gainsborough Rural South vs Stamford Town

Gainsborough Rural South has a safety score of 41/100 (Below Average) and recorded 524 crimes in the last 12 months. Stamford Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,422 crimes. Gainsborough Rural South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gainsborough Rural South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -19.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Stamford Town shows -7.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gainsborough Rural South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (199 incidents). In Stamford Town, it is Violent Crime (505 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gainsborough Rural South recorded 125 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stamford Town recorded 357. 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 South totalled 199 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 505 in Stamford 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 South recorded 650 crimes (now 524, a change of -19.4%). Stamford Town recorded 1,540 crimes previously (now 1,422, -7.7%).

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 South has a resolution rate of 16.7% and Stamford Town has 17.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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