Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peaks Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Humberston and New Waltham , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 525 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 Peaks Lane (DN36 4QW) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Humberston and New Waltham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peaks Lane (DN36 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holme Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Orchard (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Humberston and New Waltham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1219 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Countess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Findlay Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1219 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butts Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butts Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holme Avenue | Under investigation |
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