Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 115.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Hillcrest Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 118th 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 Hillcrest Drive (NG15 6PS) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Drive (NG15 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockwood Walk, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rockwood Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Common Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Totnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rockwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauvale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauvale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauvale Road

Data Sources

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