Total Crime Rate

323.2 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 323.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kesteven Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 6th 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 Kesteven Street (NG34 7DT) in the last 12 months was 323.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% higher than the Sleaford Castle average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kesteven Street (NG34 7DT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kesteven Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Hart Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hussey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamer Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Keys Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs South Gate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Keys Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hussey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1517 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1517 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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