Total Crime Rate

247.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 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 247.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
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

Watnall Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

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 Watnall Road (NG15 6EP) in the last 12 months was 247.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Hucknall Central average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watnall Road (NG15 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Wood Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watnall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daniels Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marchesi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchesi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Daniels Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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