Total Crime Rate

455.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 455.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.7 10/10
  • Other theft 62.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterside Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Marsh , and the 30th 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 Waterside Drive (DN31 1RU) in the last 12 months was 455.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 209.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Drive (DN31 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Lane, where police recorded 214 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Somersby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somersby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somersby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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