Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Acre area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Ernehale , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

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 Long Acre (NG5 4JS) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Ernehale average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Acre (NG5 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodborough Road. Police recorded 51 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 Long Acre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodthorpe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary De Vere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Wyndings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coningsby Gardens East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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