Total Crime Rate

322.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 322.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Watnall Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 21st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watnall Road (NG15 7JW) in the last 12 months was 322.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 187.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watnall Road (NG15 7JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Terrace (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watnall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlingford Road
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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