Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ridge Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

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 Ridge Way (NG5 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Way (NG5 9LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Morrell Bank. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flaxton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morrell Bank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morrell Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrell Bank Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morrell Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathersage Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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