Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfield Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Abbey , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 370 local areas in Rushcliffe .
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 Highfield Road (NG2 6DR) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Abbey average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (NG2 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tudor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Avenue | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Haddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tudor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Epperstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epperstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Central Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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