Overview of Nottingham crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Nottingham ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 47074 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Nottingham has a population of 323632. This equates to a crime rate of 145.46 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 6.94 % compared to previous year.
Nottingham ranks 2nd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 47074 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Nottingham has a population of 323632. This equates to a crime rate of 145.46 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 6.94 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Nottingham are Violence and sexual offences (30.1%) Anti-social behaviour (17.2%) Shoplifting (11.1%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.4%) Theft from the person (1.2%) Robbery (1.2%).
There are 20 wards in Nottingham. Wards with high crime rates are Castle (Nottingham) (574.8), Hyson Green & Arboretum (207.6), St. Ann’s (Nottingham) (201.6) . On the other end, safest wards are Lenton & Wollaton East (92.8), Leen Valley (75.3), Wollaton West (52.6) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Nottingham, we see high crime rates in NG1 (571.2), NG7 (142.1), NG6 (133.6) . Safest postcode districts are NG13 (45.6), NG12 (41.8), NG90 (25.3) .
Nottingham crime incidents by crime type
A total of 47074 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 14161 (30.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 8098 (17.2)%
- Shoplifting – 5236 (11.1)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 3611 (7.7)%
- Public order – 3558 (7.6)%
- Other theft – 3545 (7.5)%
- Drugs – 2061 (4.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 1896 (4.0)%
- Burglary – 1433 (3.0)%
- Other crime – 966 (2.1)%
- Possession of weapons – 751 (1.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 642 (1.4)%
- Theft from the person – 571 (1.2)%
- Robbery – 545 (1.2)%
How does Nottingham compare against nearby areas ?
Nottingham ranks 2nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Nottingham is compared against
Crime rates in Nottingham wards
There are 20 wards within Nottingham. Castle (Nottingham), Hyson Green & Arboretum, St. Ann’s (Nottingham) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Nottingham wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Nottingham
There are 13 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Nottingham. Highest crime rates in NG1, NG7, NG6 .
- NG1 – 571.2
- NG7 – 142.1
- NG6 – 133.6
- NG2 – 105.8
- NG5 – 103.7
- NG11 – 102.8
- NG8 – 97.8
- NG3 – 87.0
- NG9 – 77.1
- NG4 – 64.3
- NG13 – 45.6
- NG12 – 41.8
- NG90 – 25.3
Postcode districts in Nottingham
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