Postcode district · Grantham
Crime in NG33
How much crime is recorded in NG33, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 19,709 (2024)
How safe is NG33
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG33, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
NG33National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Shoplifting19.88.4
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Burglary12.09.1
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Robbery2.21.4
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.