Total Crime Rate

239.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 239.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheep Market area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Spalding Castle , and the 11th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in South Holland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheep Market (PE11 1BB) in the last 12 months was 239.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Spalding Castle average (268.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Market (PE11 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Place, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheep Market area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henrietta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gore Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street —
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Data Sources

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