PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Scunthorpe

Crime in DN17 4

How much crime is recorded in DN17 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Lincolnshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
8,772 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DN17 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN17 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 214 postcodes