Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakfield Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Waltham , and the 166th 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 Oakfield Lane (DN37 0BN) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Waltham average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Lane (DN37 0BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waltham Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Park (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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