Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 58.3 6/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devon Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 934 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 Devon Drive (NG5 2ET) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Mapperley average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Drive (NG5 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Haydn Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pennhome Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Watcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Osborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pennhome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pennhome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watcombe Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loscoe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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