Total Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridsdale Road area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sherwood , and the 18th 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 Ridsdale Road (NG5 3GQ) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% lower than the Sherwood average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Ridsdale Road (NG5 3GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Longdale Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sherwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmead Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmead Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmead Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longmead Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cragdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cragdale Road | — |
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