Crime Rate in Woodthorpe, ward

Woodthorpe has the lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Gedling district and the 279th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 16th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woodthorpe in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Gedling district average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woodthorpe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woodthorpe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Jubilee Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.