Bulwell Forest vs Meadows

Bulwell Forest has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,382 crimes in the last 12 months. Meadows has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 1,488 crimes. Meadows scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bulwell Forest shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Meadows shows -11.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bulwell Forest, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (541 incidents). In Meadows, it is Violent Crime (380 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bulwell Forest recorded 271 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Meadows recorded 265. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bulwell Forest totalled 541 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 380 in Meadows. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bulwell Forest recorded 1,389 crimes (now 1,382, a change of -0.5%). Meadows recorded 1,683 crimes previously (now 1,488, -11.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bulwell Forest has a resolution rate of 21.1% and Meadows has 41.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bulwell Forest falls within the Nottinghamshire Police boundary. Meadows is covered by Nottinghamshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bulwell Forest and Meadows. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.