Crime Rates at Dovedale Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 2PT

Dovedale Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 39th 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 Dovedale Road (DN16 2PT) in the last 12 months was 261.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 175.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (DN16 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1501, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wensleydale Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.