Total Crime Rate
159.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wheatley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ruddington , and the 26th highest crime rate of 372 local areas in Rushcliffe .
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 Wheatley Close (NG11 6JT) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 166.3% higher than the Ruddington average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheatley Close (NG11 6JT), the main crime hotspot is near Fields Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ruddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sellars Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shrimpton Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fields Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fields Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fields Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harvey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maclaren Gardens | — |
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