Total Crime Rate
87.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Violet Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
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 Violet Close (NG6 0QJ) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Basford average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Violet Close (NG6 0QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirebrook Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnaby Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockhill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkers Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Violet Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullfinch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bullfinch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shirebrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ealing Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirebrook Close | β |
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