Total Crime Rate
106.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gin Close Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell , and the 71st highest crime rate of 366 local areas in Broxtowe .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gin Close Way (NG16 2TA) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gin Close Way (NG16 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6096, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Douglas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A6096 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A6096 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A6096 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A6096 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A6096 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Awsworth Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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