Total Crime Rate
101.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 93rd 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 Queen Street (NG24 3NS) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Balderton South average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (NG24 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glovers Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balderton South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glovers Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Main Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marshall Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Giles' Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Worthington Road | Local resolution |
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