Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Babbington Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cavendish , and the 56th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Babbington Crescent (NG4 4ER) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 143.0% higher than the Cavendish average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babbington Crescent (NG4 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Babbington Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Babbington Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duckworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Babbington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Close

Data Sources

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