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Crime in NG16 3

How much crime is recorded in NG16 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Broxtowe
Region
East Midlands
Population
19,767 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NG16 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NG16 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NG16 3National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary11.29.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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