Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Acton Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 400th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acton Avenue (NG6 0AY) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Avenue (NG6 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weave Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakleigh Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Street —
Apr 2026Other crime B682 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B682 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B682 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabrielle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ealing Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Susan Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealing Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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