Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somersby Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ernehale , and the 145th highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somersby Road (NG5 4LT) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Ernehale average (127.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somersby Road (NG5 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dereham Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Revesby Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ernehale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thetford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dereham Drive | — |
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