Total Crime Rate

153.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Swinton Copse area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 434 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 Swinton Copse (NG22 9HW) in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Boughton average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swinton Copse (NG22 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinton Copse, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner Lane (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swinton Copse area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stepnall Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirk Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Heathers
Sep 2025Drugs Swinton Copse Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swinton Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentinck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kirk Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirk Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Kirk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stepnall Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manvers View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepnall Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepnall Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepnall Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepnall Heights Under investigation

Data Sources

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