Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dawson Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 90th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Road (NG34 8TR) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Road (NG34 8TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robertson Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dawson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudkin Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robertson Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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