Total Crime Rate
316.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbotsbury Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 85th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotsbury Close (NG5 5BY) in the last 12 months was 316.3 per 1,000 residents and was 247.1% higher than the Bulwell Forest average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 3200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotsbury Close (NG5 5BY), 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 | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardleigh Close | Under investigation |
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