Crime Rates at Mere Crescent, Scunthorpe, DN16 1QU

Mere Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 87th highest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mere Crescent (DN16 1QU) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% higher than the Ashby Central average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Crescent (DN16 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Warley Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.