Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Oakwood Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 118th 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 Little Oakwood Drive (NG5 5AE) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Oakwood Drive (NG5 5AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Little Oakwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bestwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bestwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Little Oak Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oak Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bestwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bestwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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