Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beacon Hill Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 188th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beacon Hill Road (NG24 1NT) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beacon Hill Road (NG24 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esther Varney Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Varney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oliver Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrisons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Varney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newstead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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