Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Padleys Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dumbles , and the 11th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padleys Lane (NG14 5EB) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 939.7% higher than the Dumbles average (22.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padleys Lane (NG14 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Padleys Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winifred Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broadmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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