Total Crime Rate

270.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 270.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Freshney , and the 69th highest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Way (DN37 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 166.2% higher than the Freshney average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Way (DN37 9HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road 23. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Service Road 11 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 9 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 16 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Service Road 16 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Service Road 15 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Service Road 15 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Service Road 23 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Service Road 23 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Service Road 9 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Service Road 4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 12 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Service Road 12 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Service Road 12 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 22 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Service Road 22 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Binbrook Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 4 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Service Road 22 —
Apr 2026Other theft Service Road 26 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ravenscar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenscar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 5 Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Service Road 2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Service Road 2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Service Road 2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Service Road 26 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Service Road 26 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrews Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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