Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northcote Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 306th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northcote Way (NG6 9AW) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Bulwell Forest average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcote Way (NG6 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Northcote Way. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northcote Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deptford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcote Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcote Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deptford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deptford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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