Total Crime Rate

372.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 372.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Peters Close area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 12th highest crime rate of 434 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 St Peters Close (NG22 9QP) in the last 12 months was 372.7 per 1,000 residents and was 343.6% higher than the Boughton average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Close (NG22 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dove Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Markhams Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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