Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sidney Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 48th 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 Sidney Street (NG31 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Grantham Harrowby average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidney Street (NG31 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sidney Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Watergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chambers Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welby Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welby Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Other crime A607 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manners Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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