Total Crime Rate

839.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 839.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.9 10/10
  • Public order 63.6 10/10
  • Drugs 40.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 428 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 West Street (NG15 7BW) in the last 12 months was 839.5 per 1,000 residents and was 370.4% higher than the Hucknall Central average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 280.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (NG15 7BW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truman Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Palmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Palmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanson Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Connery Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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