Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.5 2/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Colwick , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Road (NG4 2GP) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Colwick average (174.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (NG4 2GP), the main crime hotspot is near Sands Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mile End Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sands Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwick Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furzebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furzebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sands Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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