Postcode · Sleaford
Crime in NG34 8QX
How much crime is recorded in NG34 8QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby
- Council
- North Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,073 (2024)
NG34 8QXSleaford
How safe is NG34 8QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG34 8QX 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
NG34 8QXNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.