Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookfield Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Coppice , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfield Gardens (NG5 7EW) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Coppice average (45.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookfield Gardens (NG5 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Gedling Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coppice| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Glendale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rookery Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Worrall Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Worrall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Worrall Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brookfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Close | — |
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