Crime Rate in Lowdham, ward

Lowdham has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newark and Sherwood district and the 3420th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 315th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lowdham in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Newark and Sherwood district average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lowdham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lowdham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.