Crime Rates at Walmsgate, Grimsby, DN33 1BB

Walmsgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in South , and the 29th 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 Walmsgate (DN33 1BB) in the last 12 months was 461.5 per 1,000 residents and was 215.9% higher than the South average (146.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 218.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmsgate (DN33 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reston Grove, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutcliffe Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.