Total Crime Rate
85.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overton Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Barton , and the 187th highest crime rate of 534 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 Overton Court (DN18 5QH) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overton Court (DN18 5QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hungate, where police recorded 20 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hungate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elswick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elswick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hungate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungate | Under investigation |
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