Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG3 5LA
How much crime is recorded in NG3 5LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodthorpe & Arno Vale
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
How safe is NG3 5LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG3 5LA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NG3 5LANational
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.24.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.