Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadfields area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Calverton , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
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 Broadfields (NG14 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Calverton average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadfields (NG14 6JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Broom Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Calverton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crookdole Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mere Close | Under investigation |
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