Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17 1TE
How much crime is recorded in DN17 1TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burton upon Stather, Alkborough & Gunness
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,249 (2024)
How safe is DN17 1TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN17 1TE 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
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 1TENational
Shoplifting59.08.4
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Burglary15.19.1
Public order10.64.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs5.12.4
Other crime4.11.5
Robbery2.81.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.