Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wolfit Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 434 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 Wolfit Avenue (NG24 3PD) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Balderton South average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Wolfit Avenue (NG24 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near The Oaks. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolfit Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Marshall Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coddington Road
Sep 2025Other crime St Giles' Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Worthington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Brandon Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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