Crime Rates at Dowse Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN15 8JS

Dowse Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 175th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowse Avenue (DN15 8JS) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowse Avenue (DN15 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Lockwood Court. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.