Sleaford Rural North vs Stamford Town

Sleaford Rural North has a safety score of 34/100 (Below Average) and recorded 529 crimes in the last 12 months. Stamford Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,422 crimes. Sleaford Rural North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sleaford Rural North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Stamford Town shows -7.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sleaford Rural North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (224 incidents). In Stamford Town, it is Violent Crime (505 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sleaford Rural North recorded 120 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stamford Town recorded 357. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sleaford Rural North totalled 224 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 505 in Stamford Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sleaford Rural North recorded 555 crimes (now 529, a change of -4.7%). Stamford Town recorded 1,540 crimes previously (now 1,422, -7.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sleaford Rural North has a resolution rate of 0% and Stamford Town has 17.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sleaford Rural North falls within the Lincolnshire Police boundary. Stamford Town is covered by Lincolnshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sleaford Rural North and Stamford Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.