Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 130.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Luton Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 344th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Luton Close (NG8 5DU) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Basford average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Close (NG8 5DU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Farm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Didcot Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockhill Circus Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockhill Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staindale Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Didcot Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Didcot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haversham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Denehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Luton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bucklow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Nuthall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nuthall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayling Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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