Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorne Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Stapleford South West , and the 118th 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 Hawthorne Avenue (NG9 7GP) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Stapleford South West average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorne Avenue (NG9 7GP), the main crime hotspot is near Gibbons Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbons Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibbons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibbons Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Avenue | — |
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