Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eltham Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Aspley , and the 282nd 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 Eltham Drive (NG8 6BT) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eltham Drive (NG8 6BT), the main crime hotspot is near Firsby Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eltham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainsdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsdale Crescent
Apr 2026Other crime Deepdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deepdene Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham Drive
Apr 2026Robbery Cedarland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedarland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eltham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firsby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firsby Road
Apr 2026Public order Firsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firsby Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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