Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 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 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bushfield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Frodingham , and the 250th highest crime rate of 535 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 Bushfield Road (DN16 1NB) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Frodingham average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushfield Road (DN16 1NB), the main crime hotspot is near Wortley Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bushfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wortley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Montrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plum Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plum Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maple Tree Close East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbourn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wortley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wortley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbourn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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