Total Crime Rate

248.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 248.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Stamford All Saints , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in South Kesteven .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (PE9 1LS) in the last 12 months was 248.8 per 1,000 residents and was 476.6% higher than the Stamford All Saints average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (PE9 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Ground Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolethorpe Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliff Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christ Church Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christ Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolethorpe Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zara Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kesteven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Ground Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Zara Court β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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