Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haddon Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haddon Drive (NG24 3HN) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haddon Drive (NG24 3HN), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Haddon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waltham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Haddon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Haddon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belvoir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marquis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marquis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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