Total Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wimborne Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Compton Acres , and the 65th 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 Wimborne Close (NG2 7UF) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the Compton Acres average (92.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Close (NG2 7UF), 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.
View Crime In Compton Acres| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Acres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redwood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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