Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridgeway Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bilsthorpe , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 434 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 Ridgeway Close (NG22 8DT) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Bilsthorpe average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgeway Close (NG22 8DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Far Back Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Branston Avenue | Under investigation |
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