Total Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pond Hills Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Coppice , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 388 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 Pond Hills Lane (NG5 8DS) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Coppice average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pond Hills Lane (NG5 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brackendale Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coppice| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Runswick Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackendale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wansford Avenue | — |
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