Total Crime Rate
626.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodland Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bulwell Forest , and the 27th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Avenue (NG6 9BY) in the last 12 months was 626.7 per 1,000 residents and was 587.9% higher than the Bulwell Forest average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 497.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Avenue (NG6 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Northcote Way. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bulwell Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Potters Hollow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bedford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bedford Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakleigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Northcote Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caporn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northcote Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northcote Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northcote Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caporn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caporn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Hollow | Under investigation |
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