Gainsborough West
Middle areaThe west of the West Lindsey. 11,192 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 4% of people in Gainsborough West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gainsborough West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gainsborough West at a rate of 243.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.3 per 1,000 people across West Lindsey.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 950 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 618 |
| Other crime | 361 |
| Shoplifting | 356 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 224 |
| Burglary | 82 |
| Vehicle crime | 50 |
| Drug offences | 44 |
| Robbery | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Gainsborough West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Gainsborough West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gainsborough West at a rate of 243.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.3 per 1,000 people across West Lindsey.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 217 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gainsborough West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (950), anti-social behaviour (618) and other crime (361).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Lindsey
These figures are published for the whole of West Lindsey, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Lindsey and not Gainsborough West alone. See West Lindsey
Gainsborough West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Gainsborough West was £135,000 in 2025.
Gainsborough West had 10,500 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Gainsborough West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gainsborough West, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.