Total Crime Rate
108.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorn Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brigg & Wolds , and the 136th highest crime rate of 535 local areas in North Lincolnshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Avenue (DN20 8PF) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Brigg & Wolds average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Avenue (DN20 8PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Springbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dixon Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodbine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Preston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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