Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brereton Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sidney Sussex , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 525 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brereton Avenue (DN35 7RP) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Sidney Sussex average (192.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brereton Avenue (DN35 7RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Mary Avenue, where police recorded 439 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansel Street (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brereton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daubney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daubney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daubney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Daubney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daubney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Daubney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation

Data Sources

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