Crime Rate in Beacon, ward

Beacon has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newark and Sherwood district and the 1387th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 127th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beacon in the last 12 months was 110.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Newark and Sherwood district average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beacon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 306 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 420 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beacon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.