Crap Towns / Deeping St James / Crime

How much crime is there in Deeping St James?

The police recorded 27.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Deeping St James from September 2023 to August 2026, 64% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 14.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 33.5, up from 25.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	25.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	22.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	33.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	14.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	3.1	7.0
Other theft	2.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.2	3.8
Public order	1.6	6.6
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Burglary	0.8	3.1
Shoplifting	0.7	7.1
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Peterborough	11.6 km	114
Spalding	14.7 km	76.8
Holbeach	25.0 km	68.7
Whittlesey	17.3 km	61.5
Stamford	13.2 km	56.4
Eye	9.6 km	52.1
Bourne	12.0 km	48.9
Yaxley	17.6 km	48.7
Market Deeping	2.2 km	45.8
Oundle	24.4 km	37.3
Deeping St James	–	27.1
The typical town	–	76.2