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Crime in DN15 5

How much crime is recorded in DN15 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
3,705 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DN15 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 81.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN15 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
81.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
197
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DN15 5National
Violence and sexual offences63.823.6
Shoplifting33.38.4
Burglary30.39.1
Public order20.34.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft10.44.5
Drugs8.72.4
Other crime6.41.5
Bicycle theft5.21.0
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Robbery4.11.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Theft from the person1.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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