Crime in Broxtowe
Recorded crime in Broxtowe is 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 17%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
114,565 residents in 71 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +17%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 17% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Broxtowe, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the England and Wales average. 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 57% of the harm here
- Burglary: 19% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.7 |
| Burglary | 4.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.8 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 1.6 |
| Other theft | 5.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.5 |
| Public order | 4.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 9.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Broxtowe
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Figures for the South Nottinghamshire community safety partnership, which covers Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 427 | 1.2 | Up 13% |
| Cars broken into | 404 | 1.1 | Up 4% |
| Vehicle tampering | 105 | 0.29 | Up 4% |
| Vandalism to homes | 564 | 1.6 | Up 3% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 150 | 0.41 | About the same |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 680 | 1.9 | Up 5% |
| Arson | 110 | 0.30 | Up 16% |
| Burglary of homes | 444 | 1.2 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of businesses | 202 | 0.56 | Down 4% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 164 | 0.45 | Up 19% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 154 | 0.43 | Up 21% |
| Robbery of people | 135 | 0.37 | Up 13% |
| Robbery of businesses | 160 | 0.44 | Up 471% |
| Violence with injury | 1,949 | 5.4 | Down 4% |
| Violence without injury | 2,663 | 7.4 | Up 18% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,074 | 5.7 | Up 12% |
| Sexual offences | 981 | 2.7 | Up 17% |
| Shoplifting | 3,035 | 8.4 | Down 3% |
| Bicycle theft | 161 | 0.45 | Down 19% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 108 | 0.30 | Up 9% |
| Drug dealing | 208 | 0.58 | Down 24% |
| Drug possession | 417 | 1.2 | Down 7% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Nottinghamshire Police area: 917 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (802 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Broxtowe.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
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Postcode districts in Broxtowe
Questions about crime in Broxtowe
- Is Broxtowe a safe place to live?
- Broxtowe scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Broxtowe?
- Up 17% over 5 years, from 6,727 recorded crimes a year to 7,873.
- What is the most common crime in Broxtowe?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Broxtowe?
- In the South Nottinghamshire community safety partnership (Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe), the police recorded 427 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.2 per 1,000 residents, up 13% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Broxtowe?
- 1,394 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in the South Nottinghamshire community safety partnership (Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe) in 2025/26, 3.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Broxtowe last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in the South Nottinghamshire community safety partnership (Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe) in 2025/26, against 1 the year before.