Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.5 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 249.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welland 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 Welland Close (NG24 2HE) 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 Welland Close (NG24 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Strawberry Hall Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Welland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrows Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pippin Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stukeley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stukeley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stukeley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stukeley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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