Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devon Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 166th highest crime rate of 434 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 Devon Road (NG24 4JW) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Road (NG24 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Drive. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Rupert Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pierson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevercotes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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