Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Syke Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Syke Road (NG5 9BL) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Bulwell Forest average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Syke Road (NG5 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Langbank Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Syke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathersage Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Hill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Hill Close —
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Data Sources

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