Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandcliffe Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Kesteven .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandcliffe Road (NG31 8EW) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Grantham Harrowby average (103.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandcliffe Road (NG31 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawksdale Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Progress Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grantham Harrowby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westerdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Progress Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Progress Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Progress Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westerdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westerdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westerdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Progress Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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