Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Bell Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Boughton , and the 98th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bell Lane (NG23 6FN) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Boughton average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bell Lane (NG23 6FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great North Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Farmstead (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Farmstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Farmstead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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