Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Other crime 32.4 10/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 0.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 1/10
  • Public order 0.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Epperstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dover Beck , and the 46th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Epperstone Road (NG14 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 440.1% higher than the Dover Beck average (30.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Epperstone Road (NG14 7BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Epperstone Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Epperstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Old Epperstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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