This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.22 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Gainsborough
Crime trends · Gainsborough
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -21%
ASB
7
YoY +250%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
11
YoY +267%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
50
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Gainsborough
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,857
White Brit.79.8%
Other White5.7%
Bangladeshi2.4%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
African1.4%
+ 4 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
Total residents: 8,852
No religion51.1%
Christian37.3%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim4.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,867
35–4919.6%
50–6417.2%
25–3413.2%
65–749.5%
10–158.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Total households: 3,528
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Other14.1%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
