Crime Rate in Sleaford Castle, ward

Sleaford Castle has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in North Kesteven district and the 508th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 45th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sleaford Castle in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 218.4% higher than the North Kesteven district average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sleaford Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 231 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sleaford Castle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near South Gate, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.