Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

First Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Colwick , and the 59th highest crime rate of 388 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 First Avenue (NG4 2DX) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Colwick average (177.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (NG4 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Sands Close. Police recorded 31 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 First Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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