Total Crime Rate
220.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westmoore Close area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 13th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
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 Westmoore Close (NG3 6ED) in the last 12 months was 220.5 per 1,000 residents and was 389.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westmoore Close (NG3 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Westmoore Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 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 | Thorpe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Roseleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hazel Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdale Lane West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westmoore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmoore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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