Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Common Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Brumby , and the 114th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Common Lane (DN17 1DR) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Brumby average (134.2 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Common Lane (DN17 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lloyds Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Common Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcliff Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hopkins Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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