Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG22 8QL
How much crime is recorded in NG22 8QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,124 (2024)
NG22 8QLNewark
How safe is NG22 8QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG22 8QL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 8QLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour24.910.7
Criminal damage and arson14.14.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Public order5.14.6
Other crime4.41.5
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.