Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the highest crime rate of 19 wards in North Lincolnshire district and the 150th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 11th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 189.2% higher than the North Lincolnshire district average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 814 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 11 cases , down -45.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,115 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 147 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.