Total Crime Rate
455.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
209.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freshney 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 Freshney Drive (DN31 1TN) 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 Freshney Drive (DN31 1TN), the main crime hotspot is near Ripon Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Marsh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ripon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crescent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayscough Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayscough Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vere Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vere Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Vere Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vere Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crescent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Veal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Veal Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Veal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Veal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richard Street | Under investigation |
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