Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 179.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlegate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Arnoldfield , and the 41st highest crime rate of 456 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 Castlegate (NG31 6TB) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 510.4% higher than the Grantham Arnoldfield average (29.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlegate (NG31 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near B1174. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castlegate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallworks Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1174 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swinegate β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmer Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Elmer Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Street South β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agnes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B1174 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1174 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1174 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finkin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agnes Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1174 β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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