Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG22 8NP
How much crime is recorded in NG22 8NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southwell
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,213 (2024)
How safe is NG22 8NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG22 8NP area, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8NPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.