Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rufford Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 20th 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 Rufford Road (NG5 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Mapperley average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Rufford Road (NG5 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Drayton Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mapperley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pennhome Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Burnham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pump Works Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pump Works Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennhome Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daybrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pump Works Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osborne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cameron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drayton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buttermere Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Drayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drayton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamston Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pump Works Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Foxhollies Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Works Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Owthorpe Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Drayton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pump Works Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamston Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caythorpe Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hardwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cameron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cameron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pennhome Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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