Crime Rates at Dorothy Avenue, Skegness, PE25 2BP

Dorothy Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Scarbrough & Seacroft , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorothy Avenue (PE25 2BP) in the last 12 months was 1407.1 per 1,000 residents and was 458.9% higher than the Scarbrough & Seacroft average (251.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 398.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Avenue (PE25 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 230 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (105 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.