Total Crime Rate

198.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.9 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 198.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lauriston Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 193rd 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 Lauriston Drive (NG6 0DR) in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lauriston Drive (NG6 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lauriston Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ealing Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabrielle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lauriston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lauriston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lauriston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ealing Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Susan Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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