Total Crime Rate
301.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bilton Close area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 16th 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 Bilton Close (NG24 3GS) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 317.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bilton Close (NG24 3GS), the main crime hotspot is near Bilton Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bilton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waltham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bilton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bilton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bilton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bilton Close | — |
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