Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17 2FE
How much crime is recorded in DN17 2FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scunthorpe Yaddlethorpe
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
DN17 2FEScunthorpe
How safe is DN17 2FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN17 2FE 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2FENational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary2.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.