Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 130.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Gorse Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 59th highest 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 Gorse Road (NG31 9LH) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Grantham Harrowby average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Road (NG31 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Ermine Close. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Range Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ermine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uplands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Uplands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ermine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ermine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ermine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ermine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
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Data Sources

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