Total Crime Rate

146.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 146.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helston Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Aspley , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helston Drive (NG8 6LA) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helston Drive (NG8 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helston Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greaves Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greaves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Calverton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strelley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cotswold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Colchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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