Crime Rates at Vernon Avenue, Old Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0AL

Vernon Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 385th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Avenue (NG6 0AL) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Basford average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Avenue (NG6 0AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Park Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.