Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Granby Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 179th 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 Granby Avenue (NG24 4DR) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granby Avenue (NG24 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Hawke Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earp Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bowbridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bowbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clumber Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Hawke Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lord Hawke Way | Under investigation |
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