Crime Rates at William Street, Newark, NG24 1QS

William Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 34th 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 William Street (NG24 1QS) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Bridge average (228.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (NG24 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherwood Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.