Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wesley Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 42nd 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 Wesley Close (NG24 3LH) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Close (NG24 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Belvoir Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glovers Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sykes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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