Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorntree Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brinsley , and the 169th 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 Thorntree Gardens (NG16 3EE) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher than the Brinsley average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorntree Gardens (NG16 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Owlston Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhills Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brinsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Owlston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owlston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenhills Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenhills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robey Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Estwic Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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