Total Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkdale Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Immingham , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkdale Drive (DN40 2LB) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Immingham average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkdale Drive (DN40 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndown Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Immingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muirfield Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muirfield Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Muirfield Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndown Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pamela Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ash Tree Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Worsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humberville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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