Crime Rate in Bulwell, ward

Bulwell has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Nottingham district and the 443rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 39th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bulwell in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Nottingham district average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bulwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 879 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 18 cases , down -10.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,155 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bulwell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 189 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.