Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elizabeth Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 156th highest 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 Elizabeth Road (NG24 4NR) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Road (NG24 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near College Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Meldrum Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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