Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Defiant Close area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 430 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 Defiant Close (NG15 6WJ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Defiant Close (NG15 6WJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mustang Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Defiant Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olympus Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spitfire Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meteor Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Meteor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mustang Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemmington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemmington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Airfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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