Crime Rate in Dumbles, ward

Dumbles has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Gedling district and the 292nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 18th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dumbles in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Gedling district average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dumbles’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dumbles ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Flamstead Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.