Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0Per resident, Belton sees more crime than 80% of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Other theft: police recorded 10 in Belton in the 12 months to August 2026, 4.3 per 1,000 residents against 2.5 in a typical town its size. The local count comes to 24.0 violent and sexual offences and 14.3 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 people each year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Belton
More crime than many places its size
Of 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Belton has the 418th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Picket Piece, Kineton and Ambleside, higher than Wells-next-the-Sea, Lostock Gralam and Alveston. Towns its size ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
Belton’s Safety Grade is C+
A fairly firm grade. Built on 265 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Belton against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Among 550 towns its size, Belton ranks 418th for the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richhill Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,738 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 3 | Cranwell Lincolnshire | 2,583 | 8.4 | 1 | 1.4 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 5 | Langtoft Lincolnshire | 2,010 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 16 | Goxhill Lincolnshire | 2,324 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 56 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | 2,149 | 9 | 7.6 | 2.5 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 415 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | 2,151 | 26.2 | 11.8 | 8.1 | C+ |
| 416 | Lostock Gralam Cheshire | 2,719 | 32.5 | 5.6 | 10.3 | C+ |
| 417 | Alveston Gloucestershire | 2,065 | 29.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | C+ |
| 418 | Belton Lincolnshire | 2,303 | 24 | 14.3 | 5.5 | C+ |
| 419 | Bruton Somerset | 2,816 | 25.9 | 12.4 | 11 | C+ |
| 420 | Kirkbymoorside North Yorkshire | 2,763 | 27.6 | 10.9 | 6.3 | C+ |
| 421 | Eton Wick Berkshire | 2,121 | 25.9 | 12.6 | 3.2 | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 550 | Avonmouth Bristol | 2,643 | 82.9 | 54.6 | 60.4 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Belton, and others in Lincolnshire.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Belton runs highest on other theft (4.3 per 1,000 against 2.5) and violence & sexual offences (22.6 per 1,000 against 16.6).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 52 | 22.6 | 16.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 10 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Public order | not graded | 9 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 8 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Other crime | not graded | 8 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 7 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 6 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Police name a suspect about as often as across UK towns
No suspect was identified for 73% of Belton’s burglaries, vehicle crimes and criminal damage, against 69% across UK towns, and for 3% of violent and sexual offences against 19%. Most violent cases close as “unable to prosecute” (61% here), usually because the victim doesn’t support a prosecution. About 10% of violent and 2% of household crimes reached court.
The latest outcome police.uk shows for each crime recorded in the first of the three years (September 2023 to August 2024), so most cases have closed. 124 crimes.
Crime in Belton per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 7 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 5 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
55 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 39 the year before
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent +41% (towns its size +3%), homes and vehicles -43% (towns its size +0%).
Two people died in collisions on Belton’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 17 collisions with injuries inside Belton in five years, in which two people died. 7 people were killed or seriously injured: 0 on foot and 0 on a bicycle. One person was killed on a motorway.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, so with numbers this small a single collision changes the picture; Belton’s two people are context, not a ranking.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Belton’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 1 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Belton had 7.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Belton’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Belton
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton | 2,303 | 24 | 14.3 | C+ |
| Epworth | 4,361 | 20.6 | 7.2 | B |
| Crowle | 3,969 | 30.2 | 11.4 | C |
| Keadby | 1,446 | 34.1 | 14.8 | C− |
| Haxey | 2,047 | 16 | 8.8 | B+ |
| Owston Ferry | 1,156 | 18.5 | 8.4 | B+ |
| Westwoodside | 2,033 | 14.8 | 4.8 | A− |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 2,208 | 97.5 | 7.3 | D− |
Belton records more graded crime per resident than 4 of its 7 neighbours. Epworth, 2.1 miles away, records 20.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Belton’s 24.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Big public sites inside the boundary. police.uk counted 35 at an airport or airfield over three years. They count in Belton’s rate, as they would for any town that has them.
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Belton sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Belton
Is Belton safe?
Police recorded 24 violent and sexual offences and 14.3 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Belton’s built-up area). That earns a C+ for safety: less crime per resident than 38% of UK towns. Among 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Belton is 418th from the least crime.
Is crime going up in Belton?
Police recorded 55 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 39 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Belton?
Violence & sexual offences: 52 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came other theft (10) and public order (9), with 7 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Belton compare with Scunthorpe?
Scunthorpe records 58 violent and sexual offences and 24.6 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Belton’s 24 and 14.3, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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