Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG24 3ED
How much crime is recorded in NG24 3ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balderton
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,431 (2024)
How safe is NG24 3ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG24 3ED area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 3EDNational
Shoplifting30.88.4
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.