Total Crime Rate

364.9 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 364.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Watnall Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 19th 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 Watnall Road (NG15 7LE) in the last 12 months was 364.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.5% higher than the Hucknall Central average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 218.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watnall Road (NG15 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Terrace (70 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
Sep 2025Other theft Derbyshire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Palmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truman Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Square 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Titchfield Terrace
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vine Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titchfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanson Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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