Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gainsborough Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Collingham , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 436 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 Gainsborough Road (NG24 2NN) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Collingham average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Road (NG24 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hargon Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hargon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargon Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hargon Lane | Under investigation |
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