Crime Rates at Marsden Drive, Scunthorpe, DN15 8AL

Marsden Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 81st highest crime rate of 535 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 Marsden Drive (DN15 8AL) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsden Drive (DN15 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Dewsbury Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.