Crime Rates at Woollin Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN16 2RU

Woollin Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 99th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woollin Avenue (DN16 2RU) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woollin Avenue (DN16 2RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Rectory Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.