Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whittle Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Sleaford Castle , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 351 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 Whittle Road (NG34 8YU) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Sleaford Castle average (164.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittle Road (NG34 8YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peake Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snow Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Peake Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Peake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Snow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knight Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Drive —
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Data Sources

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