Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vale Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Colwick , and the 46th 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 Road (NG4 2EG) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (NG4 2EG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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