Total Crime Rate

1360.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

442.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1360.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 442.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 383.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 150.8 10/10
  • Public order 91.8 10/10
  • Other theft 52.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.3 10/10
  • Burglary 39.3 10/10
  • Robbery 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 32.8 10/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
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

Friary Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friary Gardens (NG24 1JH) in the last 12 months was 1360.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1271.8% 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -15.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 442.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Gardens (NG24 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Gate, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Friary Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Appleton Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mumby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindum Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede House Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede House Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede House Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Bede House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Barnby Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lover'S Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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