Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gorse Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Road (NG24 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Road (NG24 4LZ), 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 Gorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pierson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Street —
Sep 2025Public order Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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