Violence and sexual assault were the most commonly reported crimes in Newark last year, with more than one thousand reports made. These crimes made up nearly a third (32%) of the total reports made to the Newark Neighbourhood Policing Team from January to November 2023. Nottinghamshire Police data reveals 3,631 crimes were reported in the area — which covers the town centre, Northgate, Farndon Road and Hawtonville – and, of those, 1,164 of those were related to issues of violence and sexual assault. The month with the most reports of crime was May, with 474, and the least was January, with 300…
