Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 44.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spire Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bridge , and the 199th 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 Spire Gardens (NG24 2TU) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spire Gardens (NG24 2TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, 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 Spire Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stukeley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stukeley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stukeley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stukeley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apple Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apple Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quibell'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrows Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winthorpe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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