Total Crime Rate

18.7 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 18.7 2/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rufford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 60th 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 2NR) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Mapperley average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Road (NG5 2NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rufford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daybrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennhome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennhome Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pennhome Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttermere Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Burnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Drayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pump Works Close
Sep 2025Drugs Pump Works Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pump Works Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pump Works Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owthorpe Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Foxhollies Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Works Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cameron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hardwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caythorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pump Works Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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