Total Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earl Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastwood Hilltop , and the 130th 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 Earl Drive (NG16 2FX) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Eastwood Hilltop average (85.8 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earl Drive (NG16 2FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Veronica Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Greasley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Veronica Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Veronica Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Giltbrook Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Giltbrook Crescent | Under investigation |
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