Total Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelford Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shelford Road (NG4 4HH) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelford Road (NG4 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Featherstone Close (12 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cookson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesterfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wollaton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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