Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newark Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in North Kesteven .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Road (LN6 8QS) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Hykeham Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newark Road (LN6 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Crispins Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Crispins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Clements Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Crispins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Crispins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Crispins Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Crispins Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Crispins Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Crispins Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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