Total Crime Rate
210.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darlton 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.
View Crime In Plains| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eagle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laneham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarborough Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brook Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Gardens | — |
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