Crime Rates at Oxford Street, Scunthorpe, DN16 3AA

Oxford Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 40th 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 Oxford Street (DN16 3AA) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (DN16 3AA), 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.