Total Crime Rate
260.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pensom Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 19th highest crime rate of 434 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 Pensom Court (NG22 9BF) in the last 12 months was 260.2 per 1,000 residents and was 209.7% higher than the Boughton average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pensom Court (NG22 9BF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Glasby Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dove Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereford Avenue | — |
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