So you are thinking of moving to Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Newark on Trent is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Newark on Trent the land of milk and honey or are North Hykeham, Bingham and Southwell a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Newark on Trent
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of November 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Newark on Trent. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | 55 |
| New Balderton | 39 |
| Balderton | 24 |
| Farndon | 5 |
| Coddington | 5 |
| North Muskham | 0 |
| Holme | 0 |
| Langford | 0 |
| South Muskham | 0 |
| Averham | 0 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Newark on Trent. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Newark on Trent. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Devon (Best) | 10797/32845 |
| Bridge | 14432/32845 |
| Beacon | 17144/32845 |
| Balderton North & Coddington | 22044/32845 |
| Balderton South | 23454/32845 |
| Muskham | 25924/32845 |
| Bassingham and Brant Broughton | 29202/32845 |
| Loveden Heath | 30718/32845 |
| Viking | 31396/32845 |
| Castle (Worst) | 8725/32845 |
Newark-on-Trent, what is there to be proud of?
Your Health in Newark on Trent
If you are thinking of moving to Newark on Trent, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Newark on Trent compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark and Sherwood (Newark on Trent) | 1.32% | 4.57% | 14.7% | 34.55% | 44.86% |
| South Kesteven | 1.04% | 3.74% | 13.28% | 35.13% | 46.81% |
| Gedling | 1.17% | 4.1% | 14.51% | 35.17% | 45.05% |
| Lincoln | 1.16% | 4.18% | 13.9% | 36.58% | 44.18% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Newark on Trent. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Newark on Trent. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Devon (Best) | 12332/32845 |
| Castle | 14509/32845 |
| Bridge | 14608/32845 |
| Beacon | 19534/32845 |
| Balderton North & Coddington | 19658/32845 |
| Balderton South | 22016/32845 |
| Loveden Heath | 25737/32845 |
| Bassingham and Brant Broughton | 25792/32845 |
| Muskham | 25792/32845 |
| Viking (Worst) | 30201/32845 |
Nottingham, A dirty place full of people who can't speak properly
Deprivation in Newark on Trent
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Newark on Trent. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Devon (Best) | 10125/32845 |
| Bridge | 11607/32845 |
| Castle | 13280/32845 |
| Beacon | 17032/32845 |
| Muskham | 19432/32845 |
| Balderton North & Coddington | 19542/32845 |
| Balderton South | 21198/32845 |
| Loveden Heath | 21520/32845 |
| Bassingham and Brant Broughton | 23337/32845 |
| Viking (Worst) | 24726/32845 |
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