Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sherwood Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 124th 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 Sherwood Avenue (NG5 4AN) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Mapperley average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (NG5 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trevose Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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