Crime Rates at Wilkie Close, Scunthorpe, DN15 8BH

Wilkie Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 154th highest crime rate of 534 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 Wilkie Close (DN15 8BH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkie Close (DN15 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.