Total Crime Rate
342.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mather Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 13th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mather Road (NG24 1FW) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Bridge average (241.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mather Road (NG24 1FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bar Gate (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newark Castle | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Castle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Castle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ossington Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ossington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sikorski Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sikorski Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Wharf | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mather Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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