Total Crime Rate
72.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitfield 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 Whitfield Street (NG24 1QX) 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 Whitfield Street (NG24 1QX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hatton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bede House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bede House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede House Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede House Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede House Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sam Derry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sam Derry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingsnorth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
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