Postcode district · Newark
Crime in NG23
How much crime is recorded in NG23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 35,275 (2024)
NG23Postcode district · Newark
How safe is NG23
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG23, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
NG23National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.41.5
Public order1.84.6
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.