Total Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 244.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilks Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Grantham Earlesfield , and the 24th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilks Road (NG31 7WJ) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% higher than the Grantham Earlesfield average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 34.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilks Road (NG31 7WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burrows Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Launder Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Launder Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrows Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grantham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grantham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fletcher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Launder Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ormonde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ormonde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormonde Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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