Total Crime Rate

264.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 264.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friars Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 18th 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 Friars Crescent (NG24 4LY) in the last 12 months was 264.2 per 1,000 residents and was 166.4% higher than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Crescent (NG24 4LY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Friars Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Friars Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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