Total Crime Rate

360.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 360.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 12th highest crime rate of 436 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 Forest Road (NG22 9PL) in the last 12 months was 360.6 per 1,000 residents and was 320.6% higher than the Boughton average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (NG22 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davy Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edison Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rufford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfields Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Davy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davy Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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