Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Forster Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 76th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forster Avenue (NG24 4PF) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forster Avenue (NG24 4PF), 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 Forster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pierson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pierson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Forster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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