Total Crime Rate

680.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 680.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willoughby Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willoughby Road (DN17 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 680.9 per 1,000 residents and was 426.5% higher than the Ashby Central average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 190.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Road (DN17 2DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fotherby Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willoughby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fotherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willoughby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willoughby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ranby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fotherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fotherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fotherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aylesby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kirkby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beesby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beesby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Angerstein Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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