Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolfit Avenue (NG24 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolfit Avenue (NG24 3PQ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brandon Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Marshall Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Giles' Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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