Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 145th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street (NG23 6EZ) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Boughton average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 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 Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Street (NG23 6EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilberts Field, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peets Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilberts Field | Under investigation |
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