Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horbury Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horbury Close (DN15 8DD) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Crosby & Park average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horbury Close (DN15 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Newborn Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Scunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denby Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hempdyke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherburn Crescent | Under investigation |
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