Total Crime Rate
75.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 144th 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 London Road (NG24 3HA) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (NG24 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belvoir Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theresa Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Haddon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haddon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belvoir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | London Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marquis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marquis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Haddon Drive | Under investigation |
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