Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Denton Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield , and the 176th 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 Denton Avenue (NG31 7JH) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Grantham Earlesfield average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Avenue (NG31 7JH), the main crime hotspot is near Denton Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Willow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wyville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Denton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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