Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dover Beck , and the 66th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street (NG14 7AG) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 312.8% higher than the Dover Beck average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (NG14 7AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magna Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magna Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magna Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magna Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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