Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hereward Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Deeping St James , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Hereward Way (PE6 8QB) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Deeping St James average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereward Way (PE6 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Exeter Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereward Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Exeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Exeter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ermine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Riverside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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