Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eton Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eton Avenue (NG24 4JD) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eton Avenue (NG24 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Friars Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Churchill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Churchill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addison Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bevercotes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Windsor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jersey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Churchill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevercotes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Churchill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevercotes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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