Total Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnby Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 215th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnby Road (NG24 1SA) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnby Road (NG24 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sam Derry Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sam Derry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sam Derry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old School Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Gold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilford Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Magdalene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Magdalene View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
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