Crime Rates at Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2LL

Messingham Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 130th highest crime rate of 534 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Messingham Road (DN17 2LL) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Messingham Road (DN17 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Old Rectory Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.