Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kennedy Rise area has the 24th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 163rd 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 Kennedy Rise (NG22 9NN) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kennedy Rise (NG22 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennedy Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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