Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chaucer Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 87th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Kesteven .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Close (NG31 9EG) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Grantham Harrowby average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaucer Close (NG31 9EG), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grantham Harrowby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kipling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliot Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliot Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliot Close | Under investigation |
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