Postcode · Nottingham
Crime in NG5 8BL
How much crime is recorded in NG5 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arnold Town
- Council
- Gedling
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,685 (2024)
NG5 8BLNottingham
How safe is NG5 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NG5 8BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Public order4.64.6
Other crime3.81.5
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.64.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.