Total Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cawston Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hucknall South , and the 165th highest crime rate of 428 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 Cawston Gardens (NG6 8LW) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cawston Gardens (NG6 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Gardens, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaul Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hucknall South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murby Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Springhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Murby Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunholme Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bacton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaul Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaul Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaul Street | Under investigation |
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