Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rochester Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Colwick , and the 174th highest 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 Rochester Avenue (NG4 2PL) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Avenue (NG4 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearson Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearson Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Nether Pasture Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Great Northern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Northern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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