Crime Rates at Barnstaple Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1YA

Barnstaple Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Brumby , and the 249th highest 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 Barnstaple Road (DN17 1YA) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnstaple Road (DN17 1YA), 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.