Crap Towns / Newark-on-Trent / Crime

How much crime is there in Newark-on-Trent?

The police recorded 133 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Newark-on-Trent from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 129, down from 132 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	132	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	137	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	129	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.5	34.1
Shoplifting	28.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	15.6	7.0
Public order	9.6	6.6
Other theft	8.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.5	3.8
Burglary	5.5	3.1
Other crime	4.4	2.0
Bicycle theft	2.8	0.5
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.9	0.8
Robbery	1.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Newark-on-Trent	–	133
Lincoln	21.5 km	126
Grantham	21.4 km	89.0
New Ollerton and Ollerton	19.7 km	73.1
Balderton	2.7 km	51.9
Radcliffe on Trent	21.0 km	49.5
Calverton	19.6 km	48.6
Bingham	17.3 km	46.0
North Hykeham	18.6 km	41.7
Southwell	10.6 km	35.4
Waddington	20.9 km	31.3
The typical town	–	76.2