Total Crime Rate

183.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 76.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Third Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 21st highest crime rate of 388 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 Third Avenue (NG4 3LL) in the last 12 months was 183.9 per 1,000 residents and was 308.1% higher than the Cavendish average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (NG4 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barons Close, where police recorded 27 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.

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Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cotgrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Hill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry Hill Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Grove —
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Data Sources

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