Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackhill Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 123rd 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 Blackhill Drive (NG4 3FT) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhill Drive (NG4 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Ouse Bridge Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doveridge Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnarvon Grove
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 2025Burglary Newlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gedling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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