Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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

Dawson Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastwood Hilltop , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Close (NG16 2ES) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Eastwood Hilltop average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Close (NG16 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvest Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Halls Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linwood Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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