Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Attenborough & Chilwell East , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Avenue (NG9 5EE) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Attenborough & Chilwell East average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Avenue (NG9 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perkins Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Attenborough & Chilwell East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Perkins Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sean Upton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perkins Way | Under investigation |
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