Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Russell Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 49th 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 Russell Avenue (NG24 3BT) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Balderton South average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Avenue (NG24 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansbury Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleman Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moulton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catkin Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moulton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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