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Crime in NG23 7

How much crime is recorded in NG23 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newark and Sherwood
Region
East Midlands
Population
12,163 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG23 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG23 7, well below 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.54.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

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.

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