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Crime in NG24

How much crime is recorded in NG24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newark and Sherwood
Region
East Midlands
Population
54,063 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG24

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG24, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NG24National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Shoplifting12.68.4
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.94.6
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% 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.

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