Total Crime Rate
380.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Frobisher Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sherwood , and the 67th 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 Frobisher Gardens (NG5 6ET) in the last 12 months was 380.7 per 1,000 residents and was 193.3% higher than the Sherwood average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frobisher Gardens (NG5 6ET), 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.
View Crime In Sherwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joyce Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherbrook Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sherbrook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longdale Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A6211 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkyn Road | Under investigation |
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