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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NG21: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NG21 recorded 183 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.38 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 30.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring54.89 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment183 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 30.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

183
trending_up +13.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

54.89per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

601

Within NG21 district

Newark and Sherwood

34,034

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Willoughby Gardens Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 23 Criminal damage and arson: 2
26
South Avenue Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
10
Beech Grove Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
8
Third Avenue Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Oak Avenue Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Rookwood Close Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Vera Crescent Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
4
Gorseway Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Greendale Crescent Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Helmsley Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
183 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
87
47.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
40
21.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
19
10.4%
Shoplifting
12
6.6%
Other Theft
7
3.8%
Burglary
6
3.3%
Public Order
4
2.2%
Other Crime
2
1.1%
Theft from Person
2
1.1%
Bicycle Theft
2
1.1%
Weapons Possession
1
0.5%
Drug Offences
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: NG21

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in NG21 (47.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (21.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NG21 has risen sharply — by 30.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NG21 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +13.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +30.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +2.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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