Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Retford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 43rd 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 Retford Road (NG22 9JN) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 283.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Retford Road (NG22 9JN), 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 Retford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bentinck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Swinton Copse Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Lane 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirk Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Kirk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirk Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Kirk Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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