Total Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knightsbridge Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell , and the 75th lowest 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 Knightsbridge Drive (NG16 1RD) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knightsbridge Drive (NG16 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blidworth Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldwych Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blidworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightsbridge Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomsbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightsbridge Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimbledon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newstead Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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