Crime Rate in Barton, ward

Barton has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 wards in North Lincolnshire district and the 3502nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 157th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barton in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the North Lincolnshire district average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 339 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 419 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near River View. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.