Postcode district · Scunthorpe
Crime in DN17
How much crime is recorded in DN17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Lincolnshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 49,504 (2024)
DN17Postcode district · Scunthorpe
How safe is DN17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DN17, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
DN17National
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs2.02.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.