Total Crime Rate

260.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 260.2 10/10
  • Other theft 70.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Blythe Road 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 Blythe Road (NG22 9DY) 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 Blythe Road (NG22 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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