Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

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 Prospect Road (NG4 1LY) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (NG4 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Calverton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Calverton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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