Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Pottery Houses area has the 45th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar , and the 104th highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pottery Houses (NG16 5PF) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Houses (NG16 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Park. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pottery Houses area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pipers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Park
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Openacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkside Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Openacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Openacre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Openacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Openacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Openacre Under investigation

Data Sources

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