Total Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 187.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 89.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Recreation Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Stapleford South West , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Broxtowe .

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 Recreation Terrace (NG9 7FR) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% higher than the Stapleford South West average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Terrace (NG9 7FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibbons Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Recreation Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Plowman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plowman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Antill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Oak Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plowman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Antill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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