Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westdale Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westdale Lane (NG4 3NW) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Carlton Hill average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westdale Lane (NG4 3NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barons Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salamander Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cavendish| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salamander Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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