Total Crime Rate

353.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 353.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

University Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield , and the 9th highest crime rate of 456 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 University Court (NG31 6HL) in the last 12 months was 353.9 per 1,000 residents and was 195.1% higher than the Grantham Earlesfield average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 163.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around University Court (NG31 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in University Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonebridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewery Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewery Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewery Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonebridge Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order London Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stonebridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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