Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adel Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 155th lowest 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 Adel Drive (NG4 3NL) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Carlton Hill average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adel Drive (NG4 3NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barons Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Vale Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carlton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baslow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barons Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princess Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Michael'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Besecar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Salamander Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Avenue | Under investigation |
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