Total Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Featherstone Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 91st highest crime rate of 385 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 Featherstone Close (NG4 4JA) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Featherstone Close (NG4 4JA), 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 | Waldrom Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldrom Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldrom Road | 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 |
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