Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG22 8SY
How much crime is recorded in NG22 8SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,207 (2024)
NG22 8SYNewark
How safe is NG22 8SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG22 8SY 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8SYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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.