Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wakefield Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Newton , and the 78th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Rushcliffe .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Avenue (NG12 1BS) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 203.8% higher than the Newton average (25.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Avenue (NG12 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clumber Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkin Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clumber Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thoresby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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