Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dam Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Barton , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 535 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 Dam Road (DN18 5AS) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Barton average (60.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dam Road (DN18 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newport Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottingham Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vagarth Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vagarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Way

Data Sources

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