Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Deeping St James , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Close (PE6 8PR) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Deeping St James average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Close (PE6 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyghes Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deeping St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyghes Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stephens Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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