Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Old School Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 142nd 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 Old School Lane (NG24 1TD) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Lane (NG24 1TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magdalene View, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalene View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Public order John Gold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalene View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Mill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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