Crime Rates at Chaucer Avenue, Scunthorpe, DN17 1PH

Chaucer Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Brumby , and the 146th highest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Avenue (DN17 1PH) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Brumby average (137.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Avenue (DN17 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parker Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swinburne Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.