Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welham Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Arnoldfield , and the 76th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welham Street (NG31 6QU) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 236.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welham Street (NG31 6QU), 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 Welham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonemasons Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1174 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1174 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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