Total Crime Rate

256.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 256.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

New Beacon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 21st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Beacon Road (NG31 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 256.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Beacon Road (NG31 9LJ), 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 New Beacon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pippin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Uplands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Uplands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ermine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ermine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Range Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pippin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ermine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pippin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Almond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ermine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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