Crime Rates at Lawton Drive, Nottingham, NG6 8BL

Lawton Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hucknall South , and the 78th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in Ashfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawton Drive (NG6 8BL) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% higher than the Hucknall South average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% 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 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grindon Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.