Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG24 3LU
How much crime is recorded in NG24 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balderton
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
NG24 3LUNewark
How safe is NG24 3LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG24 3LU 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other crime3.61.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.04.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.