Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.0 9/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Freeston Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bulwell , and the 264th highest 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 Freeston Drive (NG6 8UZ) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Bulwell average (173.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freeston Drive (NG6 8UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seller'S Wood Drive West, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nine Acre Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freeston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Seller'S Wood Drive West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenroth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seller'S Wood Drive West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seller'S Wood Drive West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fenroth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belford Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenroth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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