Total Crime Rate

189.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 189.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 36th 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 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% higher than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowbridge Road (NG24 4EQ), 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 Montgomery Road (7 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Hawke Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lord Hawke Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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