Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Newark Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bassingham Rural , and the 44th 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 9NH) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 152.2% higher than the Bassingham Rural average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 464.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Road (LN6 9NH), the main crime hotspot is near Newark Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acorn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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