Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 74th highest crime rate of 351 local areas in North Kesteven .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (NG34 7LP) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (NG34 7LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Vincent'S, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berry Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newstead Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berry Close
Sep 2025Robbery Buttler Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buttler Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttler Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttler Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent'S Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Vincent'S Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Vincent'S Under investigation

Data Sources

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