Total Crime Rate

1287.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

623.5 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 1287.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 623.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 404.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 267.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.7 10/10
  • Public order 149.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.7 10/10
  • Other theft 48.6 10/10
  • Robbery 44.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
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

Market Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Arnoldfield , and the 2nd 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 Market Place (NG31 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 1287.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3700.0% higher than the Grantham Arnoldfield average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 623.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (NG31 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1174, where police recorded 217 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime A607 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guildhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saint Augustin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saint Augustin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saint Augustin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saint Augustin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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