Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfield Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .
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 Highfield Road (NG16 1BS) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (NG16 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cokefield Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsendale Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsendale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsendale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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