Total Crime Rate
274.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
177.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Appleton Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 34th 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 Appleton Way (DN16 2NF) in the last 12 months was 274.2 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 177.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Appleton Way (DN16 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1501, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkers Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashby Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B1501 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1501 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1501 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1501 | Under investigation |
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