Total Crime Rate
72.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bracken Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bilsthorpe , and the 151st 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 Bracken Court (NG22 8UP) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Bilsthorpe average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bracken Court (NG22 8UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldbridge Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goodman Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilsthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benet Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirklington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirklington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodman Close | — |
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