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Crime in Gedling by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,410crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+16%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Woodboroughlowest rate23 per 1,000 a year
74.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Netherfield (11%), Carlton (13%) and Colwick (14%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ArnoldNG5 · 53,229 residents 105.3▲ 17%violence
2ColwickNG4 · 11,236 residents 87.9▲ 14%violence
3NetherfieldNG4 · 41,728 residents 81.4▲ 11%violence
4CarltonNG4 · 54,791 residents 81.4▲ 13%violence
5Bestwood VillageNG6 · 5,042 residents 78.5▲ 9%violence
6CalvertonNG14 · 7,320 residents 74.3▲ 27%violence
7Burton JoyceNG14 · 4,101 residents 69.3▲ 13%violence
8MapperleyNG3 · 13,359 residents 67.7▲ 16%violence
9LinbyNG15 · 6,648 residents 35.5▼ 2%violence
10RavensheadNG15 · 5,890 residents 27.2▲ 38%violence
11WoodboroughNG14 · 1,909 residents 23–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Gedling have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Woodborough, Ravenshead, Linby, Mapperley and Burton Joyce.

Which areas of Gedling have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Arnold, Colwick, Netherfield, Carlton and Bestwood Village.

Is crime going up or down in Gedling?

Across Gedling, 2,410 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 16% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.