Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN15 8SN
How much crime is recorded in DN15 8SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton upon Stather, Alkborough & Gunness
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
DN15 8SNScunthorpe
How safe is DN15 8SN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN15 8SN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 8SNNational
Burglary13.69.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.