Total Crime Rate
182.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Rectory Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 66th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Rectory Gardens (DN17 2BF) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Rectory Gardens (DN17 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Rectory Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Scunthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brocklesby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ancaster Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brocklesby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brocklesby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woollin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cathedral Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Crescent | — |
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