Total Crime Rate
170.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milson Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Barton , and the 71st highest crime rate of 534 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 Milson Close (DN18 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% higher than the Barton average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milson Close (DN18 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forkedale, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Milson Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tofts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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