Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broughton Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Edwinstowe & Clipstone , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broughton Close (NG21 9FA) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Edwinstowe & Clipstone average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broughton Close (NG21 9FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ward Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardinal Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edwinstowe & Clipstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardinal Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodsley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldcrest Lane | Under investigation |
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