Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fernwood Business Park area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 17th highest crime rate of 434 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 Fernwood Business Park (NG24 3JP) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 273.2% higher than the Balderton South average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernwood Business Park (NG24 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Williams Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Balderton South

Crime Over Time in Fernwood Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williams Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Williams Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 2 of 2

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑