Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willaston Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 444th highest 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 Willaston Close (NG6 8QW) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Basford average (112.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willaston Close (NG6 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Potters Hollow. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willaston Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowans Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Potters Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bagnall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Hollow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potters Hollow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christina Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leonard Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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