Crime Rates at Bennett Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1PJ

Bennett Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 535 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 Bennett Road (DN16 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 417.8 per 1,000 residents and was 223.1% higher than the Ashby Central average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Road (DN16 1PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Healey Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowmills Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.