Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rufford Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 119th 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 Rufford Road (NG5 2NR) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Mapperley average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Road (NG5 2NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pump Works Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gamston Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rufford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edingley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Osborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edingley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Pennhome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broxtowe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pennhome Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gunthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pump Works Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pennhome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Works Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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