Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edingley Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sherwood , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edingley Avenue (NG5 3DP) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Sherwood average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edingley Avenue (NG5 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Gamston Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edingley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Larwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gunthorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunthorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edingley Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flintham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Magnus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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