Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Whinney Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 106th lowest 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 Whinney Lane (NG22 9TE) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Boughton average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinney Lane (NG22 9TE), the main crime hotspot is near Whinney Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whinney Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Tuxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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