Crime Rates at Longmead Drive, Nottingham, NG5 6DJ

Longmead Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sherwood , and the 75th 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 Longmead Drive (NG5 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 342.7 per 1,000 residents and was 164.1% higher than the Sherwood average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 197.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmead Drive (NG5 6DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longdale Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.