Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 193.3 9/10
  • Other theft 63.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hereford Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

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 Hereford Avenue (NG22 9AE) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% higher than the Boughton average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Avenue (NG22 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maida Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
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Data Sources

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