Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG16 6EL
How much crime is recorded in NG16 6EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selston
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
How safe is NG16 6EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG16 6EL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 6ELNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Other theft7.24.5
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other crime6.41.5
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.