Total Crime Rate
127.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Watnall & Nuthall West , and the 58th highest crime rate of 366 local areas in Broxtowe .
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 Poplar Crescent (NG16 1FE) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 232.9% higher than the Watnall & Nuthall West average (38.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Crescent (NG16 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larkfield Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watnall & Nuthall West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nottingham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macaulay Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Crescent | Under investigation |
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