Total Crime Rate
255.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cleveland 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.
View Crime In Devon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bailey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cranmer Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Enright Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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