Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Watnall Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .
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 Watnall Road (NG15 6EX) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Hucknall Central average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watnall Road (NG15 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vedonis Park, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookfield Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hucknall Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shortwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vedonis Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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