Crime Rates at Deacon Drive, Scunthorpe, DN15 7EY

Deacon Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Burringham & Gunness , and the 6th highest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deacon Drive (DN15 7EY) in the last 12 months was 852.0 per 1,000 residents and was 479.0% higher than the Burringham & Gunness average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 321.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Drive (DN15 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.