Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ringrose Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 157th lowest 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 Ringrose Close (NG24 2JL) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringrose Close (NG24 2JL), 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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