Crime Rates at Fotherby Street, Grimsby, DN31 3AR

Fotherby Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Marsh , and the highest crime rate of 525 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 Fotherby Street (DN31 3AR) in the last 12 months was 3519.5 per 1,000 residents and was 791.4% higher than the West Marsh average (394.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 1264.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fotherby Street (DN31 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 386 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.