Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN16 3NT
How much crime is recorded in DN16 3NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Bottesford
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
DN16 3NTScunthorpe
How safe is DN16 3NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN16 3NT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3NTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% 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.