Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilltop Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crosby & Park , and the 240th highest crime rate of 535 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 Hilltop Avenue (DN15 8LD) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Avenue (DN15 8LD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lockwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherburn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherburn Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denby Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Lockwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hempdyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lockwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lockwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lockwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Court —
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Data Sources

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