Crime Rates at Plymouth Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1TS

Plymouth Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Brumby , and the 204th highest crime rate of 535 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 Plymouth Road (DN17 1TS) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymouth Road (DN17 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynmouth Drive (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.