Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grimsthorpe Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Arnoldfield , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Grimsthorpe Close (NG31 8SS) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimsthorpe Close (NG31 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peveril Place, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dover Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grimsthorpe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peveril Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tattershall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Way
Apr 2026Other theft Peveril Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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