Postcode · Grantham
Crime in NG31 8YL
How much crime is recorded in NG31 8YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grantham North West
- Council
- South Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,743 (2024)
How safe is NG31 8YL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG31 8YL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NG31 8YLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 128% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.