Total Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sheffield Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 72nd 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 Sheffield Street (DN15 7LX) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Street (DN15 7LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taylor Court, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Detuyll Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Taylor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylor Court Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Detuyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fox Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chatterton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ajax Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street North —
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Data Sources

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