Total Crime Rate
1111.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 3rd 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 Queens Road (NG24 1HB) in the last 12 months was 1111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 359.5% higher than the Bridge average (241.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (NG24 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Gate, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleton Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleton Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleton Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleton Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirk Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Appleton Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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