Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

London Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 74th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (NG24 1TS) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (NG24 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carter Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carter Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Martindale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Brewery Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martindale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martindale Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carter Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stodman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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