Total Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 172.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 18th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 67th 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 7NH) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Hucknall Central average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watnall Road (NG15 7NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watnall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vedonis Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yorke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladycroft Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladycroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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