Total Crime Rate

556.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 556.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 214.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindley Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 10th 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 Lindley Street (DN16 2SG) in the last 12 months was 556.4 per 1,000 residents and was 330.2% higher than the Ashby Central average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Street (DN16 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Modder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collum Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Collum Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bardney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bardney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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