Total Crime Rate
106.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Newton , and the 46th 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 Shelford Road (NG12 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 582.2% higher than the Newton average (15.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelford Road (NG12 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Flower Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hallam Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hallam Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clumber Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flower Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welbeck Road | — |
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