Total Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garden Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brinsley , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Road (NG16 3FW) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Brinsley average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garden Road (NG16 3FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosvenor Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenhills Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Robey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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