Total Crime Rate
249.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farrar Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 22nd 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 Farrar Close (NG24 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farrar Close (NG24 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrows Gate, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosewood Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brunel Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrows Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessop Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pippin Court | — |
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