Crime Rates at Woodside Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7FL

Woodside Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bestwood St Albans , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside Drive (NG5 7FL) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Bestwood St Albans average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Drive (NG5 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Lea (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.