Total Crime Rate
367.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
121.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denehurst Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 75th highest crime rate of 934 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 Denehurst Avenue (NG8 5DA) in the last 12 months was 367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (190.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denehurst Avenue (NG8 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denehurst Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuthall Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Denehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Luton Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Luton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Newcastle Farm Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staindale Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Denehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Denehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denehurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Denehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nuthall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melbourne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nuthall Road | Under investigation |
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