Total Crime Rate
137.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 99th 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 Priory Road (DN17 1HY) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (DN17 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Old Rectory Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Scunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathedral Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woollin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Crescent | Under investigation |
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