Total Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chandlers Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Humberston and New Waltham , and the 231st 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 Chandlers Close (DN36 4WH) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandlers Close (DN36 4WH), 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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