Grimsby
Grimsby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of around 86,138. It has around 72 restaurants and cafés, 8 pharmacies, 7 GP surgeries, 3 supermarkets, and 1 school, along with 76 bus stops and Grimsby Town railway station 0.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £171,025, and there were around 954 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Grimsby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North East Lincolnshire area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 156,966 residents at roughly 815 people per km².
- Council
- North East Lincolnshire
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby
- Police force
- Humberside
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 216th of 294 English council areas — better than 27% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 14° · 52% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:23
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Hull Freetown, United Kingdom
Crime
977 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences367
- Shoplifting151
- Criminal damage & arson87
- Public order70
49 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Hainton & Heneage · Humberside
Local policing priorities
- Drug supply and Use
- Retail Crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
357 reported road collisions (2024)
98 killed or seriously injured · 448 casualties · 22.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 369 rated 4–5 ★ (310 top)
- 19 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Grimsby Town (0.8 km)
- 76 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Grimsby Town (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£151,132 average▲ 7.1% YoY
Across North East Lincolnshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£633 average monthly rent▲ 5.4% YoY
- 1 bed £446
- 2 bed £571
- 3 bed £667
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
4.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.9 times median annual pay (4.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (0.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (0.3 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Wellington Street (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Gyms10
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches31
- Playgrounds15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
156,966 residents in North East Lincolnshire · 815/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 66 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
30% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,484 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (51% of 75,860)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
74 schools · 23,159 pupils
49 primary · 10 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 24 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
65inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Havelock AcademyGood
- Healing AcademyGood
- Ormiston Maritime AcademyGood
- Waltham Toll Bar AcademyGood
- Beacon Academy
- Cleethorpes Academy
- Humberston Academy
- John Whitgift Academy
- Oasis Academy Immingham
- Oasis Academy Wintringham
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Lincolnshire
Care & health services
150 CQC-registered services
- Care homes56
- GP practices23
- Dentists23
- Homecare agencies26
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · North East Lincolnshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 93 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
119 applications decided
94.1% granted · 112 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Melanie Onn
Labour
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Recent votes:
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Lab 11
- Con 10
- LD 3
- Ref 14
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools17
- GPs & clinics8
- Pharmacies9
- Supermarkets8
- Parks & greens31
- Restaurants & cafés101
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,655 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
661 jobs advertised · £37,568 avg
e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in New Waltham – Flexible Schedule, House Cleaning Jobs, Field Expert Technician (Offshore, Fire Systems)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£678 median full-time weekly pay
4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,068 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 81,847 certificates
16.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 61% · Gas 19% · Imports 8% · Solar 8%
148 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 75.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 54.9 women · 54.7 men
70% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office485 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s458 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership352 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test270 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance249 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Grimsby · 0.4 kmGrimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138. It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleet…
- Grimsby Combined Court Centre · 0.4 km
Grimsby Combined Court Centre is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Town Hall Square, Grimsby, England.
St Mary's Church, Grimsby · 0.4 kmSt Mary's Church or its full name St Mary on the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. It was built from 1880 to 1883. It is situated on the corner of Heneage Road and Wellington Stree…
Grimsby Town Hall · 0.4 kmGrimsby Town Hall is a municipal building in Town Hall Square in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. The building, which is the meeting place of North East Lincolnshire Council, is a Grade II listed building.
- BBC Radio Humberside · 0.5 km
BBC Radio Humberside is the BBC's local radio station serving the former county of Humberside which includes the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East L…
Riverhead Exchange · 0.5 kmRiverhead Exchange is a series of bus stops in Grimsby. It was formerly a bus station.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grimsby?
- Grimsby is a town in Lincolnshire, England, in the North East Lincolnshire local authority.
- What is the population of Grimsby?
- Grimsby has an approximate settlement population of 86,138.
- How deprived is Grimsby?
- The North East Lincolnshire local authority, which includes Grimsby, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.