Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG5 1BN
How much crime is recorded in NG5 1BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Fields
- Council
- Nottingham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,355 (2024)
NG5 1BNNottingham
How safe is NG5 1BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 68.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG5 1BN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
68.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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).
NG5 1BNNational
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Burglary29.89.1
Anti-social behaviour24.510.7
Other theft10.34.5
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Drugs5.52.4
Other crime3.61.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.