Total Crime Rate

574.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.6 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 574.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 350.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Eastgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 354 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 Eastgate (NG34 7DW) in the last 12 months was 574.7 per 1,000 residents and was 263.3% higher than the Sleaford Castle average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 165.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastgate (NG34 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1517 (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eastgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kesteven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Kesteven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Hart Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Hart Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Keys Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1517 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1517 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kesteven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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