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Crime in South Kesteven by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,138crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Tallingtonlowest rate2.1 per 1,000 a year
40.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Stamford (-5%), Towngate (8%) and Market Deeping (10%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1GranthamNG31 · 41,197 residents 140.8▲ 10%violence
2BarrowbyNG32 · 2,041 residents 105.8▲ 23%violence
3StamfordPE9 · 19,303 residents 88.3▼ 5%violence
4AusterbyPE10 · 17,989 residents 83.2▲ 19%violence
5BournePE10 · 17,989 residents 82.9▲ 21%violence
6Eastgate (PE10)PE10 · 17,989 residents 82.1▲ 21%violence
7TowngatePE6 · 7,104 residents 76▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
8ManthorpeNG31 · 7,035 residents 65.4▲ 29%violence
9Market DeepingPE6 · 17,061 residents 57.9▲ 10%violence
10ColsterworthNG33 · 2,487 residents 57.9▲ 24%violence
11Deeping St JamesPE6 · 17,061 residents 57.7▲ 11%violence
12FrognallPE6 · 3,415 residents 45.7▼ 25%violence
13WoolsthorpeNG33 · 2,487 residents 43.4▲ 8%violence
14HanthorpePE10 · 1,591 residents 42.7▼ 6%violence
15Great GonerbyNG31 · 4,283 residents 40.2▲ 23%anti-social behaviour
16Long BenningtonNG23 · 2,509 residents 38.3▲ 71%violence
17Corby GlenNG33 · 2,426 residents 37.9▲ 15%violence
18MortonPE10 · 2,999 residents 34.7▲ 13%violence
19ClaypoleNG23 · 2,543 residents 34.6▲ 38%violence
20NorthorpePE10 · 2,140 residents 31.8▼ 6%violence
21ThurlbyPE10 · 2,140 residents 29.9▼ 11%violence
22BillingboroughNG34 · 2,643 residents 25.7▼ 35%violence
23BastonPE6 · 1,865 residents 19.3–violence
24RopsleyNG33 · 2,152 residents 14.9–violence
25HarlaxtonNG32 · 2,201 residents 14.5–violence
26LangtoftPE6 · 1,721 residents 13.9–theft
27AllingtonNG32 · 2,304 residents 10.4–anti-social behaviour
28FriestonNG32 · 1,827 residents 4.4–theft
29Caythorpe (NG32)NG32 · 1,827 residents 4.4–theft
30TallingtonPE9 · 1,879 residents 2.1–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of South Kesteven have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Tallington, Caythorpe (NG32), Frieston, Allington and Langtoft.

Which areas of South Kesteven have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Grantham, Barrowby, Stamford, Austerby and Bourne.

Is crime going up or down in South Kesteven?

Across South Kesteven, 3,138 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.