Total Crime Rate

236.6 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 236.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Yew Tree Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 22nd 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 Yew Tree Road (NG22 9UL) in the last 12 months was 236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 181.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Road (NG22 9UL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfields Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Church Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rufford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walesby Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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