Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG16 6QA
How much crime is recorded in NG16 6QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selston
- Council
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
How safe is NG16 6QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG16 6QA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 6QANational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.