Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vickers Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 74th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vickers Close (NG4 4LN) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vickers Close (NG4 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldrom Road, where police recorded 14 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.
View Crime In Gedling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Duckworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Babbington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eastcliffe Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Arnold Lane | Under investigation |
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