Crime Rate in Bulwell Forest, ward

Bulwell Forest has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Nottingham district and the 2121st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 188th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bulwell Forest in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Nottingham district average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bulwell Forest’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 495 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -29.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 622 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bulwell Forest ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Northcote Way. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.