Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Petersmith Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 215th highest crime rate of 434 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 Petersmith Drive (NG22 9SG) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petersmith Drive (NG22 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near Fir View. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petersmith Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersmiths Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersmiths Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir View —
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Data Sources

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