Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brownlow Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 934 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 5BE) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% lower than the Bulwell Forest average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownlow Drive (NG5 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotsbury Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bulwell Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bardfield Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blantyre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Blantyre Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Revelstoke Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crowthorne Gardens | Under investigation |
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