Total Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavendish Vale area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 37th 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 Cavendish Vale (NG5 4DS) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Vale (NG5 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevose Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Applewood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Applewood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Applewood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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