Total Crime Rate
174.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cross Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastwood Hilltop , and the 41st 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 Cross Street (NG16 3GX) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -86.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Street (NG16 3GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stones Close, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastwood Hilltop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Percy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wroughton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stones Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stones Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stones Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Three Tuns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stones Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Street | Under investigation |
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