Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellsworth Rise area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 470th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellsworth Rise (NG5 5LT) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellsworth Rise (NG5 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Morrell Bank. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellsworth Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Peary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrell Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bardsey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardsey Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardsey Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellsworth Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrell Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrell Bank Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eastglade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morrell Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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