Total Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fir Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bottesford , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Close (DN16 3JS) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Bottesford average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fir Close (DN16 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bottesford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morecambe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ancaster Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ancaster Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ancaster Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fir Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountbatten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mountbatten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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