Crime Rates at Handley Street, Sleaford, NG34 7TQ

Handley Street 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 Handley Street (NG34 7TQ) 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 Handley Street (NG34 7TQ), 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.