Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wessex Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastwood Hilltop , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 366 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 Wessex Drive (NG16 2YN) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Eastwood Hilltop average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Drive (NG16 2YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyvern Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brandreth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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