Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petworth Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 324th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Petworth Drive (NG5 1HT) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Basford average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petworth Drive (NG5 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Heatherley Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heatherley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynndale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tring Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tettenbury Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Billesdon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tunstall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heatherley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
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Data Sources

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