Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fenton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Fenton Road (NG5 1LY) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Basford average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenton Road (NG5 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heatherley Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hucknall Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fenton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gothic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Heatherley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Billesdon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hucknall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hucknall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tunstall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Sep 2025Public order Heatherley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ariel Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Riber Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riber Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plaza Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ariel Close —
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Data Sources

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