Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownlow Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 288th 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 Brownlow Drive (NG5 5AB) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Bulwell Forest average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownlow Drive (NG5 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsbury Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bulwell Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bestwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bestwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bestwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bestwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bestwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Oak Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Little Oak Wood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardleigh Close | Under investigation |
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