Total Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barbara Square area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Hucknall Central , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barbara Square (NG15 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barbara Square (NG15 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Dale. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hucknall North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strelley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quarry Dale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barbara Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barbara Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peverel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strelley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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