Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Marsh , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Avenue (DN31 2EW) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (DN31 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1136, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joseph Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Michael Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Michael Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boulevard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lawson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Joseph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salamander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wells Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marklew Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haycroft Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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