Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG23 5AS
How much crime is recorded in NG23 5AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ancaster, Caythorpe & Claypole
- Council
- South Kesteven
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,556 (2024)
NG23 5ASNewark
How safe is NG23 5AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG23 5AS area, well 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
NG23 5ASNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.