Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Woodwards area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 96th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Woodwards (NG24 3GG) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Woodwards (NG24 3GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Woodwards area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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