Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hirst Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Coppice , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hirst Close (NG5 8RL) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Coppice average (45.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Hirst Close (NG5 8RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calverton Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stakeford Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coppice| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrapston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrapston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mitford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longhirst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shotton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wansford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wansford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calverton Road | — |
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