Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dereham Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ernehale , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dereham Drive (NG5 6PS) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Ernehale average (127.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dereham Drive (NG5 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dereham Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingswell Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ernehale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thetford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dereham Drive | — |
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