Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG22 8HW
How much crime is recorded in NG22 8HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,973 (2024)
NG22 8HWNewark
How safe is NG22 8HW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG22 8HW 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
NG22 8HWNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.44.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.