Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cleveland Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 77th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Square (NG24 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Square (NG24 4HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Square. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cleveland Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevercotes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Enright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cleveland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevercotes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bevercotes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enright Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Drugs Cleveland Square Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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