Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nelson Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Freshney , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Way (DN34 5RD) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Freshney average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Way (DN34 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Belleisle Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiftsure Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maxwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belleisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belleisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belleisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Belleisle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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