Total Crime Rate
154.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnby Gate area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 47th 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 Barnby Gate (NG24 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Bridge average (228.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnby Gate (NG24 1QZ), 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 | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Esther Varney Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Esther Varney Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Esther Varney Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Esther Varney Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Esther Varney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Varney Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barnby Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esther Varney Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Esther Varney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sam Derry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindum Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrisons Way | Under investigation |
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