Total Crime Rate
109.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dover Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Marsh , and the 209th highest crime rate of 525 local areas in North East 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 Dover Street (DN31 2HH) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the West Marsh average (394.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dover Street (DN31 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Marsh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Veal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Veal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elizabeth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ayscough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haycroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Veal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ayscough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Freshney Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Veal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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