Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 201.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petworth Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 190th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Petworth Drive (NG5 1HT) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% higher than the Basford average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 120.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petworth Drive (NG5 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Petworth Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cairns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harmston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tettenbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Staplehurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kibworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmston Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harmston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harmston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harmston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harmston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harmston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heatherley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harmston Rise —
Apr 2026Other crime Rockford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fenton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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