Total Crime Rate
64.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denewood Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Aspley , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Denewood Crescent (NG8 3DE) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denewood Crescent (NG8 3DE), 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.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fircroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fircroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Denewood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakmead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakmead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanwick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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