Total Crime Rate

74.6 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 74.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hawton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 133rd 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 Hawton Road (NG24 4QF) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawton Road (NG24 4QF), the main crime hotspot is near College Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rivermead

Data Sources

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