Total Crime Rate
174.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lansbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 41st highest crime rate of 434 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 Lansbury Road (NG24 3DW) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Balderton South average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansbury Road (NG24 3DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansbury Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawton Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balderton South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gibson Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Moulton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centenary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Howard'S Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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