Crime Rates at Lincoln Gardens, Scunthorpe, DN16 2ED

Lincoln Gardens area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 189th highest crime rate of 535 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 Lincoln Gardens (DN16 2ED) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Gardens (DN16 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bardney Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.