Total Crime Rate
1314.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balderton Gate area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balderton Gate (NG24 1UE) in the last 12 months was 1314.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1167.5% higher than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -52.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 429.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balderton Gate (NG24 1UE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Devon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chain Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chain Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carter Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carter Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carter Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carter Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
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