Suffolk Constabulary
Crime in Gainsborough and Holywells
Street-level crime statistics for Gainsborough and Holywells based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
6
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 1,434 total crimes recorded in Gainsborough and Holywells
Violent Crime
539
37.6%
↑7%
Shoplifting
185
12.9%
↑99%
Criminal Damage & Arson
126
8.8%
↓10%
Anti-Social Behaviour
109
7.6%
Vehicle Crime
104
7.3%
↓9%
Other Theft
82
5.7%
Public Order
81
5.6%
↓31%
Burglary
68
4.7%
↑17%
Other Crime
50
3.5%
↑19%
Drugs
26
1.8%
↑13%
Bicycle Theft
26
1.8%
↑18%
Possession of Weapons
18
1.3%
↑38%
Robbery
13
0.9%
↑18%
Theft from Person
7
0.5%
↑40%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Gainsborough and Holywells
101
02/23
137
03/23
120
04/23
168
05/23
133
06/23
155
07/23
107
08/23
88
09/23
114
10/23
116
11/23
85
12/23
98
01/24
79
02/24
118
03/24
121
04/24
111
05/24
111
06/24
122
07/24
102
08/24
109
09/24
133
10/24
126
11/24
104
12/24
96
01/25
73
02/25
131
03/25
108
04/25
102
05/25
148
06/25
137
07/25
104
08/25
111
09/25
122
10/25
124
11/25
141
12/25
133
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Gainsborough and Holywells (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Gainsborough and Holywells
January 2026
133 crimes
December 2025
141 crimes
November 2025
124 crimes
October 2025
122 crimes
September 2025
111 crimes
August 2025
104 crimes
July 2025
137 crimes
June 2025
148 crimes
May 2025
102 crimes
April 2025
108 crimes
March 2025
131 crimes
February 2025
73 crimes
January 2025
96 crimes
December 2024
104 crimes
November 2024
126 crimes
October 2024
133 crimes
September 2024
109 crimes
August 2024
102 crimes
July 2024
122 crimes
June 2024
111 crimes
May 2024
111 crimes
April 2024
121 crimes
March 2024
118 crimes
February 2024
79 crimes
January 2024
98 crimes
December 2023
85 crimes
November 2023
116 crimes
October 2023
114 crimes
September 2023
88 crimes
August 2023
107 crimes
July 2023
155 crimes
June 2023
133 crimes
May 2023
168 crimes
April 2023
120 crimes
March 2023
137 crimes
February 2023
101 crimes
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.