Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 205th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (NG24 1TW) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (NG24 1TW), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stodman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stodman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stodman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Brewery Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carter Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carter Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carter Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carter Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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