Crime Rates at Mount Close, Newark, NG24 1JQ

Mount Close area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 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 Mount Close (NG24 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 1587.5 per 1,000 residents and was 556.5% higher than the Bridge average (241.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 509.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Close (NG24 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 193 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.