Total Crime Rate

258.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 258.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Rowans Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 125th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Rowans Crescent (NG6 8YH) in the last 12 months was 258.4 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowans Crescent (NG6 8YH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowans Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Goldcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bagnall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farwells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowans Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christina Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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