Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 126.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oswald Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 105th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswald Road (DN15 7PN) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Road (DN15 7PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oswald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Frances Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deyne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allanby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Comforts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Allanby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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