Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 89.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 116th 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 4EL) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowbridge Road (NG24 4EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Hawke Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bowbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Hawke Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charters Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marigold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lord Hawke Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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