Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Austins Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 179th highest crime rate of 385 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 St Austins Drive (NG4 3EY) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Cavendish average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Austins Drive (NG4 3EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gedling Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cavendish| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West View Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gedling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Green Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Green Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orlando Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gedling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gedling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gedling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West View Road | Under investigation |
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