Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pimpernel Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pimpernel Way (DN16 3DD) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pimpernel Way (DN16 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somervell Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Scunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weeping Elm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weeping Elm Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Somervell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Airedale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bransdale Road | Under investigation |
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