The overall crime rate in Scunthorpe city is 135.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 4.6k crimes were violent crimes which is 38.0% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 149% of national crime rate. Burglary crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 59.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "burglary crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Burglary crime" rate is at 218% of national crime rate which puts Scunthorpe on 3. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Burglary crime" makes up 6.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "burglary crime" is 810 cases and has increased by 59.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 38.0% | 31. highest | 149% | 4.6k | 9.3% |
Shoplifting crime | 9.5% | 31. highest | 171% | 1.1k | 27.5% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 9.1% | 33. lowest | 81% | 1.1k | -15.4% |
Public order crime | 8.8% | 28. highest | 164% | 1.1k | -21.1% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.2% | 32. highest | 147% | 987 | -5.7% |
Burglary crime | 6.7% | 3. highest | 218% | 810 | 59.1% |
Other theft crime | 6.6% | 41. highest | 117% | 791 | 4.4% |
Vehicle crime | 4.7% | 53. highest | 106% | 565 | 29.9% |
Other crime | 2.6% | 17. highest | 186% | 310 | 7.6% |
Drugs crime | 2.0% | 35. lowest | 100% | 239 | 10.1% |
Robbery crime | 1.2% | 22. highest | 135% | 147 | 48.5% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.2% | 35. highest | 155% | 142 | -8.4% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.9% | 49. lowest | 137% | 111 | 46.1% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.5% | 28. lowest | 31% | 56 | 27.3% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Scunthorpe city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Scunthorpe city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 12.3 | 15.2 |
Bicycle theft | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 9.1 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 11.1 | 7.6 |
Drugs | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 3.5 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 8.9 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Public order | 11.9 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 12.9 | 7.5 |
Theft from the person | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Vehicle crime | 6.3 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 51.3 | 34.5 |