Total Crime Rate
263.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Rise area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bilsthorpe , and the 19th highest crime rate of 436 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 Oak Rise (NG22 8RH) in the last 12 months was 263.8 per 1,000 residents and was 150.7% higher 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 30 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 328.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Rise (NG22 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chewton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansbury Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chewton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chewton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chewton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chewton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansbury Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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