Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG24 3AS
How much crime is recorded in NG24 3AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balderton
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,196 (2024)
How safe is NG24 3AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG24 3AS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3ASNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary9.09.1
Public order6.74.6
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other crime3.41.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.