Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Messingham Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Ashby Central , and the 107th highest crime rate of 535 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 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.6% 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 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Messingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brocklesby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woollin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ancaster Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peacock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocklesby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brocklesby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brocklesby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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