Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawton Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hucknall South , and the 78th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

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 Lawton Drive (NG6 8BL) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawton Drive (NG6 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golf Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wingbourne Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hucknall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodley Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Leen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ventura Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moor Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longford Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grindon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golf Close
Sep 2025Other theft Golf Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lido Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingbourne Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lawton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fradley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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