Crime Rate in Balderton South, ward

Balderton South has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newark and Sherwood district and the 2937th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 266th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Balderton South in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Newark and Sherwood district average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Balderton South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Balderton South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Belvoir Road, with 55 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Queen Street (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.