Total Crime Rate

43.1 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 43.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Essex Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bourne Austerby , and the 221st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South 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 Essex Way (PE10 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Bourne Austerby average (64.1 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 Other crime 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Way (PE10 9JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stroud Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stroud Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nowells Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terraces Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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