Crime Rates at William Street, Newark, NG24 1QU

William Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 436 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 William Street (NG24 1QU) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Bridge average (228.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (NG24 1QU), 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.