Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 116th highest crime rate of 385 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 Burton Road (NG4 3BG) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Cavendish average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (NG4 3BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gedling Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ouse Bridge Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gedling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doveridge Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kappler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouse Bridge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouse Bridge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orlando Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gedling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gedling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gedling Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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