Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 65th highest crime rate of 434 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 Welbeck Avenue (NG24 1NB) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Bridge average (241.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Avenue (NG24 1NB), the main crime hotspot is near Appleton Gate. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esther Varney Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Appleton Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrisons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleton Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleton Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esther Varney Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higgins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Higgins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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