Crime Rates at Sandhouse Crescent, Scunthorpe, DN16 1JE

Sandhouse Crescent 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 Sandhouse Crescent (DN16 1JE) 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 Sandhouse Crescent (DN16 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Common Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Healey Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.