Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bilsthorpe , and the 178th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (NG22 8DG) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Bilsthorpe average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (NG22 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickyard Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime D'Ayncourt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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