Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitwell Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Aspley , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 939 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 Whitwell Close (NG8 6JS) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Aspley average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Close (NG8 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westleigh Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyn Road —
Sep 2025Public order Alwyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Shipley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shipley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —

Data Sources

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