Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Recreation Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Jacksdale & Westwood , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

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 Recreation Street (NG16 6AG) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Jacksdale & Westwood average (48.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Street (NG16 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annesley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Annesley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maid Marian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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