Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN16 1UL
How much crime is recorded in DN16 1UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Frodingham
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
DN16 1ULScunthorpe
How safe is DN16 1UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN16 1UL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
DN16 1ULNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Burglary13.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.64.6
Drugs5.72.4
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.