Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brownlow Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 105th 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 5DE) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Bulwell Forest average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownlow Drive (NG5 5DE), 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.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langbank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Blantyre Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernisdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccracken Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccracken Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccracken Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccracken Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langbank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blantyre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langbank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langbank Avenue | Under investigation |
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