Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN15 5TA
How much crime is recorded in DN15 5TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Central & Crosby
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,097 (2024)
How safe is DN15 5TA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 104.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN15 5TA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
104.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
253
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5TANational
Violence and sexual offences81.823.6
Burglary49.09.1
Shoplifting41.18.4
Public order26.94.6
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Other theft13.94.5
Drugs12.32.4
Other crime8.71.5
Bicycle theft6.11.0
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Robbery5.71.4
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Theft from the person1.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.