Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lime Tree Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 131st 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 Lime Tree Road (NG22 9XA) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Tree Road (NG22 9XA), 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 Lime Tree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Church Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersmiths Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersmiths Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Petersmiths Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walesby Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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