Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17 1RD
How much crime is recorded in DN17 1RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Westcliff
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
How safe is DN17 1RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN17 1RD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
DN17 1RDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Shoplifting18.18.4
Criminal damage and arson12.54.7
Other theft9.74.5
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.