Total Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak View area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 56th lowest 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 Oak View (NG24 2TX) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak View (NG24 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near Side Row. Police recorded 17 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Setchfield Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Mill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Setchfield Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Setchfield Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Setchfield Row | Under investigation |
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