Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG5 7FG
How much crime is recorded in NG5 7FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arnold Town
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,723 (2024)
How safe is NG5 7FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG5 7FG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 7FGNational
Shoplifting29.98.4
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.010.7
Public order6.24.6
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.