Total Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Newark Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hykeham Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 351 local areas in North Kesteven .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Road (LN6 8RB) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 179.4% higher than the Hykeham Central average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Road (LN6 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallowbeck Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hykeham Central

Crime Over Time in Newark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1192 Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 3 of 3

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑