Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Rock Side area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Watnall & Nuthall West , and the 104th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rock Side (NG16 2JP) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% higher than the Watnall & Nuthall West average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Side (NG16 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorchester Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rock Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown'S Flats —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brown'S Flats Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown'S Flats —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nine Corners Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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