Total Crime Rate
110.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackhill Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 60th highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackhill Drive (NG4 3FQ) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackhill Drive (NG4 3FQ), 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.
View Crime In Cavendish| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gedling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doveridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouse Bridge Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouse Bridge Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orlando Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willow Road | Local resolution |
| 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 |
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