Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vernon Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Arnoldfield , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Avenue (NG31 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Grantham Arnoldfield average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernon Avenue (NG31 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arnold Avenue, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumont Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grantham Arnoldfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Avenue | Under investigation |
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