Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 39th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 156th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watnall Road (NG15 7NL) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watnall Road (NG15 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watnall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yorke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Burglary Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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