Total Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finkle Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Barton , and the 157th highest crime rate of 534 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 Finkle Lane (DN18 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Barton average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finkle Lane (DN18 5PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 23 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.
View Crime In Barton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hungate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elswick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elswick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tysons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Under investigation |
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