Total Crime Rate

345.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 345.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 302.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Heather Croft area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Compton Acres , and the 5th highest crime rate of 372 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 Heather Croft (NG2 7RY) in the last 12 months was 345.7 per 1,000 residents and was 272.9% higher than the Compton Acres average (92.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 370.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Croft (NG2 7RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melford Hall Drive, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensbury Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Worwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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