Total Crime Rate

229.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 229.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Spindle Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bulwell , and the 150th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spindle Gardens (NG6 7DG) in the last 12 months was 229.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Bulwell average (173.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spindle Gardens (NG6 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spindle Gardens, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Houghton Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spindle Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Midlame Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stoney Houghton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spruce Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spruce Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spruce Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spruce Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spindle Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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