Crime Rates at Cleveland Square, Newark, NG24 4HQ

Cleveland Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 14th highest crime rate of 436 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 336.7 per 1,000 residents and was 239.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 183.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Square (NG24 4HQ), 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.