Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunbar Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Humberston and New Waltham , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 515 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 Dunbar Avenue (DN36 4QE) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Humberston and New Waltham average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunbar Avenue (DN36 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farmhouse Mews, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Clements Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vardo Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shaftesbury Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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