Total Crime Rate
109.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gum Tree Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Abbey , and the 44th 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 Gum Tree Close (NG12 4FZ) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Abbey average (46.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gum Tree Close (NG12 4FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornbeam Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hemlock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magnolia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hornbeam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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