Total Crime Rate
353.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Martin Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hucknall South , and the 20th 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 Martin Close (NG6 8UW) in the last 12 months was 353.4 per 1,000 residents and was 428.1% higher than the Hucknall South average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martin Close (NG6 8UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spindle Gardens, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Houghton Gardens (14 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Plane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spruce Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langdown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stoney Houghton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fenroth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenroth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fenroth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spruce Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spruce Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spruce Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spindle Gardens | Under investigation |
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