Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Canberra Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Grantham Harrowby , and the 105th highest crime rate of 457 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 Canberra Crescent (NG31 9RD) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canberra Crescent (NG31 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliot Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Foster Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canberra Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Foster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwick Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Foster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Foster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Foster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Foster Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purcell Close
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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