Total Crime Rate
289.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walnut Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Croft Baker , and the 63rd 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 Walnut Crescent (DN35 0RE) in the last 12 months was 289.2 per 1,000 residents and was 115.3% higher than the Croft Baker average (134.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -86.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walnut Crescent (DN35 0RE), the main crime hotspot is near Grimsby Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croft Baker| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oak Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oak Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Thorpe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grimsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grimsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grimsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingsworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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