Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchwood Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 141st highest crime rate of 534 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 Birchwood Road (DN16 3HP) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Ashby Central average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchwood Road (DN16 3HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountbatten Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collier'S Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashby Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collier'S Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountbatten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collier'S Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountbatten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bottesford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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