Total Crime Rate
214.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbotsbury Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 934 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 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% higher than the Bulwell Forest average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotsbury Close (NG5 5BY), 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 Nottingham| 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 | Revelstoke Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crowthorne Gardens | Under investigation |
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