Total Crime Rate

300.0 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 300.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highwood Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Aspley , and the 98th 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 Highwood Avenue (NG8 3AF) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.9% higher than the Aspley average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% 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 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracken Close (26 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denewood Crescent —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Highwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bracken Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Fircroft Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Fircroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denewood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denewood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Denewood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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