Total Crime Rate
101.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vale Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Colwick , and the 59th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .
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 Vale Gardens (NG4 2DY) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Colwick average (177.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Gardens (NG4 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Sands Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sands Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasture Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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