Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kent Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastwood Hilltop , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 366 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 Kent Road (NG16 2FW) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Eastwood Hilltop average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Kent Road (NG16 2FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Giltbrook Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastwood Hilltop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrian Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
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