Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whittingham Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whittingham Road (NG3 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Cavendish average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whittingham Road (NG3 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodborough Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Porchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haywood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anne'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bennett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdale Lane West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
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