Total Crime Rate

266.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 266.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.7 10/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scott Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Freshney , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 525 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Close (DN37 9NA) in the last 12 months was 266.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher than the Freshney average (112.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Close (DN37 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road 5. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Estate Road No 7 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenscar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Service Road 6 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road 1 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Service Road 26 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Service Road 26 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Service Road 25 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Service Road 25 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Service Road 25 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road 2 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Service Road 2
Sep 2025Other theft Service Road 5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Service Road 5 Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Service Road 5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Service Road 5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road 18 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Service Road 6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenscar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hemswell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Service Road 6 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Service Road 6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matlock Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Matlock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravenscar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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