Total Crime Rate

1230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1230.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 543.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 269.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.8 10/10
  • Public order 76.9 10/10
  • Other theft 67.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Other crime 28.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Coppice , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

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 Smithy Crescent (NG5 7FT) in the last 12 months was 1230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2366.5% higher than the Coppice average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 226.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Crescent (NG5 7FT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 433 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gedling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gedling Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worrall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Runswick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonington Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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