Postcode sector · Newark
Crime in NG24 5
How much crime is recorded in NG24 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newark and Sherwood
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 3,975 (2024)
NG24 5Postcode sector · Newark
How safe is NG24 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG24 5, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Shoplifting7.78.4
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.31.5
Burglary2.09.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.