Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 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 174.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lowfield Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowfield Cottages (NG24 3BY) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% higher than the Balderton South average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield Cottages (NG24 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Bowbridge Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowfield Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowbridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bowbridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Yarnsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Yarnsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tannington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowbridge Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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