Crime Rate in Porchester, ward

Porchester has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Gedling district and the 760th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Porchester in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Gedling district average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Porchester’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Porchester ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bailey Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.