Total Crime Rate

812.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 812.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Public order 71.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
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

Bowbridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 6th 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 Bowbridge Road (NG24 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 812.9 per 1,000 residents and was 683.7% higher than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 248.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowbridge Road (NG24 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollard Close, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydney Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight'S Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enright Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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