Total Crime Rate
206.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 18th 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 Priory Road (NG4 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 338.0% higher than the Cavendish average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (NG4 3JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barons Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Third Avenue (6 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 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apple Tree Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apple Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotgrave Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barons Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Avenue | 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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