Crime Rate in Peascliffe & Ridgeway, ward

Peascliffe & Ridgeway has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 wards in South Kesteven district and the 3182nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 327th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Peascliffe & Ridgeway in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the South Kesteven district average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Peascliffe & Ridgeway’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Peascliffe & Ridgeway ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 45 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Avenue (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.