Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Galena Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 118th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Galena Drive (NG3 6JS) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Carlton Hill average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Galena Drive (NG3 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Brentcliffe Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carlton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burgass Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentcliffe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brentcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brentcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brentcliffe Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilnwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briarbank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Comery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgass Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Galena Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maycroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corsham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Honeywood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgass Road | Under investigation |
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