Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 38.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brownlow Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 307th 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 Brownlow Drive (NG5 5DA) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Bulwell Forest average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownlow Drive (NG5 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Mccracken Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brownlow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelstoke Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Crowthorne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernisdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blantyre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blantyre Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccracken Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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