Total Crime Rate

812.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 812.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Public order 71.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 6th highest crime rate of 434 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 London Road (NG24 1TN) in the last 12 months was 812.9 per 1,000 residents and was 683.7% higher than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 248.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (NG24 1TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaughterhouse Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaughterhouse Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Slaughterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Slaughterhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Slaughterhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knight'S Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Public order Stodman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stodman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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