Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN16 3SD
How much crime is recorded in DN16 3SD, 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
- 1,379 (2024)
DN16 3SDScunthorpe
How safe is DN16 3SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN16 3SD 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3SDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary15.59.1
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.64.6
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.