Total Crime Rate

506.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 506.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield , and the 6th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Street (NG31 6BY) in the last 12 months was 506.2 per 1,000 residents and was 301.6% higher than the Grantham Earlesfield average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 149.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Street (NG31 6BY), the main crime hotspot is near B1174. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1174 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1174 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrows Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grantham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Launder Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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