Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Walesby Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 187th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walesby Lane (NG22 9UX) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walesby Lane (NG22 9UX), 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 Walesby Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Lane —
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 Fir View —
Sep 2025Public order Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersmiths Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersmiths Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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