Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cottage Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Barton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Lane (DN18 5PH) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% higher 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Lane (DN18 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hungate (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Overton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Overton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beck Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vestry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holydyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungate Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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