Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 165th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (NG24 1SR) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (NG24 1SR), the main crime hotspot is near Hercules Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hercules Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bancroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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