Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Third Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Edwinstowe & Clipstone , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (NG21 9DD) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Edwinstowe & Clipstone average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Third Avenue (NG21 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttercup Meadow, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guylers Hill Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edwinstowe & Clipstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guylers Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mansfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mansfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardinal Way | — |
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