Crime Rates at Asterby Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2DL

Asterby Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 240th lowest 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 Asterby Road (DN17 2DL) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Ashby Central average (121.5 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asterby Road (DN17 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willoughby Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.