Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowbridge Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 134th highest crime rate of 436 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 Bowbridge Road (NG24 4DF) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowbridge Road (NG24 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bowbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bowbridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hatton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Enright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enright Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clumber Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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