Total Crime Rate
104.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waverley Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Abbey Hill , and the 137th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Close (NG17 7PU) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Abbey Hill average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waverley Close (NG17 7PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walesby Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wollaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walesby Drive | — |
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