Total Crime Rate

620.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.4 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 620.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southgate area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 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 Southgate (NG34 7TA) in the last 12 months was 620.3 per 1,000 residents and was 292.2% higher than the Sleaford Castle average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 274.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate (NG34 7TA), 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 Southgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sleaford
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Mews
Apr 2026Bicycle theft White Hart Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Hart Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1517
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1517 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1517 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lollipop Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order South Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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