Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

New Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 216th highest 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 New Street (NG31 8FP) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (NG31 8FP), 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 New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welby Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welby Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chambers Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manners Street —
Apr 2026Other crime A607 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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