Crime Rates at Pond Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3RU

Pond Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 436 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 Pond Close (NG24 3RU) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Balderton South average (72.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Close (NG24 3RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rubys Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Johnsons Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.