Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Adwalton Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 436 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 Adwalton Close (NG24 2GT) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adwalton Close (NG24 2GT), the main crime hotspot is near Hounsfield Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gresham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ashworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gresham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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