Gainsborough Town South — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Lincolnshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Contact the team

email: gainsborough@lincs.police.uk
twitter: https://twitter.com/GainsboroughPol
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gainsboroughpolice
unknown: https://nextdoor.co.uk/agency-detail/england/lincolnshire/lincolnshire-police-west-lindsey/

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Lincolnshire Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

173 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (189): ▼ 16 (8%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences63 · 36%
Anti-social behaviour46 · 27%
Shoplifting15 · 9%
Criminal damage and arson12 · 7%
Public order12 · 7%
Other theft7 · 4%
Other crime6 · 3%
Robbery5 · 3%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

158 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect82 · 52%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified50 · 32%
Awaiting court outcome17 · 11%
Further investigation is not in the public interest5 · 3%
Action to be taken by another organisation4 · 3%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-social behaviour involving mopeds and quad bikes

Set: 2026-07-02

Team locations

Gainsborough Police Station (station)Morton Road, Gainsborough, DN21 2SY

Nearby teams in Lincolnshire Police

All Lincolnshire Police neighbourhood teams →

Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Lincolnshire Police.