Total Crime Rate
61.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 168th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (NG24 2DL) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Bridge average (241.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Road (NG24 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farmers Walk (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hollies Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Telford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farmers Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmers Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountney Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fenton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yorke Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Telford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Telford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Close | Under investigation |
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