Total Crime Rate
310.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield , and the 14th 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 Springfield Road (NG31 7BB) in the last 12 months was 310.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 482.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfield Road (NG31 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanbury Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burrows Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grantham Earlesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hanbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilling Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harris Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrows Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrows Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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