Total Crime Rate
266.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aston Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hucknall South , and the 30th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aston Drive (NG6 8BG) in the last 12 months was 266.2 per 1,000 residents and was 297.8% higher than the Hucknall South average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 125.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aston Drive (NG6 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Golf Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hucknall South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Golf Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Totley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodley Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodley Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodley Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grindon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hucknall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fradley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longford Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golf Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Golf Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawton Drive | Under investigation |
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