Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 43.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • 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
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

Stafford Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Avenue (NG24 3DP) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Avenue (NG24 3DP), 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 Stafford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catkin Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleman Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moulton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moulton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moulton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Close

Data Sources

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