Total Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.8 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 220.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Welstead Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Aspley , and the 165th 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 Welstead Avenue (NG8 5NW) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welstead Avenue (NG8 5NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broxtowe Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arklow Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welstead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxtowe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tilbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holcombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavern Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavern Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lime Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atherton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keverne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paignton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paignton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paignton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kelstern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norbreck Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maltby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arklow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxtowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broxtowe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broxtowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxtowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broxtowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broxtowe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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