Crimes Committed Near Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN in December 2025
Summary
Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN is within the Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens policing neighbourhood, under the Humberside Police force area.
There were 82 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 140 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Low
Bicycle theft: Very Low
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: High
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 2 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Gunby Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Merlin Road |
Burglary
These are the 4 Burglary crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Greyfriars Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Morley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Tealby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Temple Road | Under investigation |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 8 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Apollo Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Burringham Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hardy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Hobart Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Saxby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Somerby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Spilsby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Tealby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Drugs
These are the 4 Drugs crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Burringham Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Landor Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Landor Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Merlin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
Other theft
These are the 3 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Rothbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Saxton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Willoughby Road | Under investigation |
Possession of weapons
These are the 2 Possession of weapons crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Asterby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Partridge Close | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 4 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near B1450 | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Blake Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Caenby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Saxby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Robbery
These are the 2 Robbery crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Dean Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Dean Road | Awaiting court outcome |
Shoplifting
These are the 4 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Dean Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Lichfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Parker Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Parker Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
These are the 2 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Humber Crescent | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Priory Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 43 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Aylesby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Aylesby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near B1450 | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Blake Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Burringham Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Burringham Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Burringham Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Burringham Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Ceres Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Clarendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Claxby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Cloister Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Cloister Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Coningsby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Dryden Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Gray Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Greyfriars Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Gunby Road | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Gunby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Hobart Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Kingerby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Landor Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Lichfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Merlin Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Merlin Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Morley Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Nuns Road | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Oriole Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Oriole Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Pheasant Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Pheasant Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Priory Lane | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Priory Lane | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Riby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Spilsby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Tealby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Tealby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Tealby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Tealby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Thoresby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Thoresby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Westcliff Gardens | Under investigation |
Other crime
These are the 4 Other crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Gunby Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Manor Farm Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Pheasant Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Temple Road | Awaiting court outcome |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.