Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Coppice , and the 58th highest crime rate of 385 local areas in Gedling .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (NG5 8BS) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (NG5 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Boyd Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elder Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elder Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pinewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilnbrook Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surgey'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbett Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Merton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douro Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Close —
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Data Sources

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