Total Crime Rate

79.1 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 79.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Main Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 81st highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .

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 High Main Drive (NG6 8YU) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Bestwood St Albans average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Main Drive (NG6 8YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Main Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Main Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Main Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopkinson Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Albans Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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