Total Crime Rate

210.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.6 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 210.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Darlton Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Coppice , and the 14th 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 Darlton Drive (NG5 7JS) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 321.4% higher than the Coppice average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darlton Drive (NG5 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darlton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eagle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laneham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarborough Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Gardens

Data Sources

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