Total Crime Rate
460.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodthorpe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 47th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodthorpe Road (NG3 5QH) in the last 12 months was 460.5 per 1,000 residents and was 345.3% higher than the Mapperley average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodthorpe Road (NG3 5QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodthorpe Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mapperley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Drive | Under investigation |
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