Total Crime Rate
190.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dewsbury Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 59th 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 Dewsbury Avenue (DN15 8AW) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Crosby & Park average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dewsbury Avenue (DN15 8AW), the main crime hotspot is near Dewsbury Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crosby & Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dewsbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelroy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holmfirth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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