Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cleveland Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 21st highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Square (NG24 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% higher than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Square (NG24 4HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cleveland Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Road
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bailey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cranmer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enright Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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