Total Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 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 160.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Finkin Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Arnoldfield , and the 43rd 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 Finkin Street (NG31 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 373.2% higher than the Grantham Arnoldfield average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finkin Street (NG31 6QZ), 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 Finkin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elmer Street South Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Street
Apr 2026Robbery B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guildhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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