Total Crime Rate
78.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Grove area has the 47th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (NG15 6AN) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Hucknall Central average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Grove (NG15 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Brookside. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hucknall South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lime Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lime Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spruce Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broomhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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