Postcode · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17 3UP
How much crime is recorded in DN17 3UP, 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
- 1,181 (2024)
DN17 3UPScunthorpe
How safe is DN17 3UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DN17 3UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 3UPNational
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.24.5
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.51.5
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.