Total Crime Rate
173.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wentworth Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 234th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Road (NG5 2LL) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the Mapperley average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wentworth Road (NG5 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haydn Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mapperley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Owthorpe Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watermark Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Caxton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Foxhollies Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leonard Avenue | — |
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