Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walton Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Kesteven .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walton Gardens (NG31 7BH) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Grantham Earlesfield average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Gardens (NG31 7BH), the main crime hotspot is near Burrows Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilling Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrows Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burrows Close —
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Data Sources

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