Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hatchets Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 436 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 Hatchets Lane (NG24 2AD) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatchets Lane (NG24 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strawberry Hall Lane, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quibell'S Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hatchets Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apple Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alliance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alliance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Higgins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quibell'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higgins Close —
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Data Sources

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