Total Crime Rate

507.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 507.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 212.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 351 local areas in North 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 Northgate (NG34 7BB) in the last 12 months was 507.6 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% higher than the Sleaford Castle average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 115.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 219.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate (NG34 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1517 (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1517 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Hart Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1517 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B1517 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Keys Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1517 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamer Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Keys Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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