Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Highfield Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Drive (NG4 1PR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Drive (NG4 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curzon Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs B686 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foxhill Road Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxhill Road Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road

Data Sources

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