Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dexter Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Grantham Barrowby Gate , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Dexter Avenue (NG31 7EL) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Grantham Barrowby Gate average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dexter Avenue (NG31 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dexter Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dysart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dysart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dysart Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dysart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dysart Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Earlesfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earlesfield Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dexter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dexter Avenue —
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Data Sources

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