Crime in Grimsby
Recorded crime in Grimsby is 1.8 times the North East Lincolnshire average and 2.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 11%. 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 Grimsby: about 32,000 residents in 29 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 1/10High crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +11%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.8×the North East Lincolnshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Grimsby.
Crime over 5 years
Up 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Grimsby, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.8× the North East Lincolnshire average (2.6× the England and Wales average). 226 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 30 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 East Lincolnshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole North East Lincolnshire council area, not only Grimsby. 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 | 326 | 2.0 | Up 6% |
| Cars broken into | 275 | 1.7 | Up 32% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,644 | 10.3 | Down 7% |
| Burglary of homes | 499 | 3.1 | Up 5% |
| 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 DN31
In DN31, the postcode district at the centre of Grimsby, 17% 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) | 1,250 | 11% | 9% | 57% | 15% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 633 | 38% | 7% | 18% | 35% | 2% |
| Public order | 359 | 12% | 6% | 50% | 26% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 350 | 8% | 6% | 25% | 58% | 2% |
| Other theft | 188 | 3% | 4% | 31% | 56% | 6% |
| Burglary | 127 | 18% | 0% | 24% | 55% | 3% |
| Drugs | 127 | 35% | 38% | 16% | 2% | 9% |
| Other crime | 123 | 7% | 11% | 50% | 18% | 14% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 96 | 5% | 0% | 24% | 68% | 3% |
| Bicycle theft | 62 | 5% | 0% | 11% | 81% | 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.
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 | 2.8 |
| Burglary | 11.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 84.6 |
| Drugs | 5.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 2.1 |
| Other crime | 6.5 |
| Other theft | 14.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 9.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 31.4 |
| Public order | 24.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.5 |
| Shoplifting | 28.1 |
Postcode districts in Grimsby
Nearby towns
Council: North East Lincolnshire
Questions about crime in Grimsby
- Is Grimsby a safe place to live?
- Grimsby scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.8 times the North East Lincolnshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Grimsby?
- Up 11% over 5 years, from 6,840 recorded crimes a year to 7,570.
- What is the most common crime in Grimsby?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Grimsby compare with North East Lincolnshire?
- Crime severity in Grimsby is 1.8 times the North East Lincolnshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Grimsby?
- In DN31, the postcode district at the centre of Grimsby, 17% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 31% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Grimsby?
- Of 127 burglaries reported in DN31, the postcode district at the centre of Grimsby between September 2024 and August 2025, 18% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 55% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Grimsby?
- In North East Lincolnshire, the council area Grimsby is in, the police recorded 326 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.0 per 1,000 residents, up 6% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Grimsby?
- 1,644 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in North East Lincolnshire, the council area Grimsby is in, 10.3 per 1,000 residents, 2.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Grimsby last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in North East Lincolnshire, the council area Grimsby is in, against 0 the year before.