Crime Rates at Legsby Avenue, Grimsby, DN32 0LA

Legsby Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Park , and the 26th 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 Legsby Avenue (DN32 0LA) in the last 12 months was 504.7 per 1,000 residents and was 305.2% higher than the Park average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 242.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 102.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legsby Avenue (DN32 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farebrother Street, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welholme Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.