Total Crime Rate

122.7 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 122.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cardington Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Balderton South , and the 68th 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 Cardington Way (NG24 3WH) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Way (NG24 3WH), the main crime hotspot is near Bowbridge Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardington Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bowbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flaxley Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marleston Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tannington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowbridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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