Total Crime Rate
113.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ernest Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 54th highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Road (NG4 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.8% higher than the Carlton Hill average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ernest Road (NG4 1LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calverton Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carlton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhill Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillcrest View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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