Crime Rates at Wares Way, Gunness, Scunthorpe, DN15 8DU

Wares Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Burringham & Gunness , and the 208th highest crime rate of 534 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 Wares Way (DN15 8DU) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Burringham & Gunness average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wares Way (DN15 8DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glanford Way, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.