Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Southwell , and the 57th 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 Market Square (NG25 0FS) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 232.2% higher than the Southwell average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (NG25 0FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bull Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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