Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17 2AG
How much crime is recorded in DN17 2AG, 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
- 1,475 (2024)
How safe is DN17 2AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN17 2AG 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
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 2AGNational
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Public order7.74.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.01.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.