Total Crime Rate

293.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 293.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Other crime 26.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highwood Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Aspley , and the 107th 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 Highwood Avenue (NG8 3AF) in the last 12 months was 293.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.0% higher than the Aspley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 126.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Avenue (NG8 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denewood Crescent (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracken Close —
Apr 2026Public order Oakmead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fircroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fircroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denewood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denewood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denewood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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