Crime Rates at Spencer Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN15 7RZ

Spencer Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 534 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 Spencer Avenue (DN15 7RZ) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Crosby & Park average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Avenue (DN15 7RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taylor Court, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digby Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.