Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG24 3FJ
How much crime is recorded in NG24 3FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balderton
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,313 (2024)
NG24 3FJNewark
How safe is NG24 3FJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG24 3FJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3FJNational
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Other crime3.81.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.64.6
Robbery1.41.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.