Crime Rates at Oliver Close, Newark, NG24 1RS

Oliver Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 148th highest 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 Oliver Close (NG24 1RS) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Close (NG24 1RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esther Varney Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.