Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bilsthorpe , and the 39th 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 The Crescent (NG22 8QX) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Bilsthorpe average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (NG22 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scarborough Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scolars Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chewton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chewton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chewton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chewton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vickers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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