Total Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackthorne Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 162nd highest 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 Blackthorne Close (NG24 3ER) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackthorne Close (NG24 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balderton North & Coddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Cobham Orchard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Cobham Orchard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
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