Crime Rates at West St Marys Gate, Grimsby, DN31 1LB

West St Marys Gate area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Marsh , and the highest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East 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 West St Marys Gate (DN31 1LB) in the last 12 months was 3657.0 per 1,000 residents and was 755.2% higher than the West Marsh average (427.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 427 (≈ 1541.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West St Marys Gate (DN31 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street West, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Market Place (155 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.