Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherwood Vale area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 143rd 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 Vale (NG5 4EH) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Vale (NG5 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Mission Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mapperley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Querneby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Querneby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Querneby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Penarth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mission Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mapperley Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belvoir Street | Under investigation |
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