Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kestrel Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 151st 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 Kestrel Close (NG4 1NS) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Close (NG4 1NS), 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 Kestrel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fraser Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardenia Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Calverton Avenue 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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