Postcode · Newark
Crime in NG24 3NP
How much crime is recorded in NG24 3NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balderton
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
How safe is NG24 3NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG24 3NP 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3NPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other crime3.61.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.