Crap Towns / Grimsby / Crime

How much crime is there in Grimsby?

The police recorded 156 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Grimsby from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 66.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 157, up from 154 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	154	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	156	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	157	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	66.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	19.5	7.0
Shoplifting	17.0	7.1
Public order	14.5	6.6
Other theft	9.2	5.4
Burglary	7.3	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.7	3.8
Other crime	5.2	2.0
Drugs	4.5	2.4
Bicycle theft	2.4	0.5
Robbery	1.8	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Grimsby	–	156
Cleethorpes	4.3 km	133
Kingston upon Hull	27.4 km	130
Withernsea	20.3 km	116
Brigg	26.0 km	95.4
Immingham	9.4 km	86.4
Louth	22.8 km	79.9
Barton-upon-Humber	26.4 km	62.8
Humberston and New Waltham	5.7 km	49.6
Hedon	20.8 km	43.5
Waltham	5.6 km	31.2
The typical town	–	76.2