Crime Rate in Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham, ward

Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 wards in North Kesteven district and the 2110th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 205th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the North Kesteven district average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sleaford Quarrington & Mareham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Lollipop Lane, with 58 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Balmoral Drive (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.