Crime in Epworth
Recorded crime in Epworth is 0.6 times the North Lincolnshire average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 23%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Epworth: about 3,640 residents in 5 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 5.2/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −23%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the North Lincolnshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Epworth.
Crime over 5 years
Down 23% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Epworth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the North Lincolnshire average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 58% of the harm here
- Burglary: 25% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 6.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in North Lincolnshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole North Lincolnshire council area, not only Epworth. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Humberside Police did not assign 12.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 236 | 1.4 | Down 13% |
| Cars broken into | 199 | 1.2 | Down 27% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 872 | 5.1 | Down 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 405 | 2.4 | Down 18% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in DN9
In DN9, the postcode district at the centre of Epworth, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 402 | 3% | 9% | 71% | 9% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 90 | 3% | 7% | 30% | 57% | 3% |
| Public order | 74 | 3% | 7% | 61% | 27% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 67 | 1% | 1% | 9% | 87% | 1% |
| Burglary | 64 | 2% | 0% | 14% | 84% | 0% |
| Other theft | 60 | 0% | 3% | 32% | 62% | 3% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
North Lincolnshire, 2023 to 2025: 337 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 83 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 22 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 25% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 5.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.3 |
| Drugs | 0.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 4.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.7 |
| Public order | 5.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 1.7 |
Postcode districts in Epworth
Nearby towns
Council: North Lincolnshire
Questions about crime in Epworth
- Is Epworth a safe place to live?
- Epworth scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the North Lincolnshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Epworth?
- Down 23% over 5 years, from 198 recorded crimes a year to 153.
- What is the most common crime in Epworth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Epworth compare with North Lincolnshire?
- Crime severity in Epworth is 0.6 times the North Lincolnshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Epworth?
- In DN9, the postcode district at the centre of Epworth, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Epworth?
- Of 64 burglaries reported in DN9, the postcode district at the centre of Epworth between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 84% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Epworth?
- In North Lincolnshire, the council area Epworth is in, the police recorded 236 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, down 13% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Epworth?
- 872 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in North Lincolnshire, the council area Epworth is in, 5.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Epworth last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in North Lincolnshire, the council area Epworth is in, against 0 the year before.