Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clayton Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 130th highest 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 Clayton Close (NG24 4HN) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clayton Close (NG24 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland Square, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Road | Under investigation |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cleveland Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bowbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bowbridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cleveland Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cleveland Square | Under investigation |
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