Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Purbeck Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Compton Acres , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 372 local areas in Rushcliffe .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbeck Drive (NG2 7UA) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Drive (NG2 7UA), 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 Ascott Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melford Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exbury Gardens —
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 Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Other theft Compton Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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