Total Crime Rate

381.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.4 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 381.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.6 10/10
  • Drugs 74.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Other crime 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Birchin Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in West Marsh , and the 40th highest crime rate of 515 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 Birchin Way (DN31 2SG) in the last 12 months was 381.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchin Way (DN31 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Stansted Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hargrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsenham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stortford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stansted Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stansted Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stansted Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stansted Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stansted Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stansted Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dunmow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A180 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A180 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A180 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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