Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burke Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 112th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burke Street (DN15 6DP) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Crosby & Park average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burke Street (DN15 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Percival Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheffield Street (West) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burke Street (North) Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Percival Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burke Street (North) Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Percival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percival Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Berkeley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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