Postcode district · Newark
Crime in NG22
How much crime is recorded in NG22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 39,542 (2024)
NG22Postcode district · Newark
How safe is NG22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG22, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
NG22National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.