Crime Rate in Bilsthorpe, ward

Bilsthorpe has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newark and Sherwood district and the 2293rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 213th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bilsthorpe in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Newark and Sherwood district average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bilsthorpe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bilsthorpe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.