Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN16 3QQ
How much crime is recorded in DN16 3QQ, 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
- 1,249 (2024)
DN16 3QQScunthorpe
How safe is DN16 3QQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN16 3QQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3QQNational
Burglary13.89.1
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.