Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17 3PY
How much crime is recorded in DN17 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Messingham & Scawby
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
DN17 3PYScunthorpe
How safe is DN17 3PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN17 3PY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Burglary9.89.1
Other theft8.04.5
Public order5.54.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.