Total Crime Rate
422.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barley Croft area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Compton Acres , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Rushcliffe .
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 Barley Croft (NG2 7RU) in the last 12 months was 422.9 per 1,000 residents and was 363.6% higher than the Compton Acres average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 322.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barley Croft (NG2 7RU), the main crime hotspot is near Melford Hall Drive. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Compton Acres| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringstead Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Worwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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