Crime Rates at Edwards Lane, Nottingham, NG5 6EQ

Edwards Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edwards Lane (NG5 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwards Lane (NG5 6EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxengate, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.