Total Crime Rate

863.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 863.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 476.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lovers Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 5th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lovers Lane (NG24 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 863.3 per 1,000 residents and was 277.2% higher than the Bridge average (228.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovers Lane (NG24 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near North Gate. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lovers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Burglary North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magnus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lover'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Higgins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Currie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Currie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Currie Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 64

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑