Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN16 2LN
How much crime is recorded in DN16 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Lakeside
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,269 (2024)
DN16 2LNScunthorpe
How safe is DN16 2LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN16 2LN 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
47.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 2LNNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Burglary16.19.1
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order6.44.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other crime4.51.5
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.