Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richard Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Marsh , and the 134th highest crime rate of 525 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Street (DN31 2PE) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Street (DN31 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beeson Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Veal Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Haycroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ayscough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ayscough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandela Link Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayscough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haycroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haycroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freshney Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yarborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayscough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayscough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandela Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandela Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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