Bulwell vs Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages

Bulwell has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,748 crimes in the last 12 months. Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,098 crimes. Bulwell scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bulwell shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages shows +8.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bulwell, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (880 incidents). In Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages, it is Violent Crime (439 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bulwell recorded 539 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages recorded 153. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bulwell totalled 880 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 439 in Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bulwell recorded 2,955 crimes (now 2,748, a change of -7%). Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages recorded 1,016 crimes previously (now 1,098, +8.1%).

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 has a resolution rate of 26.7% and Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages has 37.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bulwell falls within the Nottinghamshire Police boundary. Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages 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 and Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.