Crime Rates at Dudley Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1BA

Dudley Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Frodingham , and the 12th highest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (DN16 1BA) in the last 12 months was 485.8 per 1,000 residents and was 224.7% higher than the Frodingham average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (DN16 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hereward Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.