Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG24 2JR
How much crime is recorded in NG24 2JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newark North
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
How safe is NG24 2JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG24 2JR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NG24 2JRNational
Burglary23.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.