Total Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 210th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (NG22 9JE) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Boughton average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (NG22 9JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tuxford Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuxford Road | Under investigation |
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