Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Murrayfield Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 170th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Murrayfield Avenue (NG34 8GP) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Sleaford Castle average (158.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murrayfield Avenue (NG34 8GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arran Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glengarry Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Murrayfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troon Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troon Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Glengarry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arran Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gleneagles Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinross Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troon Court —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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