Crime Rate in Basford, ward

Basford has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Nottingham district and the 1335th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 121st highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Basford in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Nottingham district average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Basford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 670 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -46.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 71.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 851 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Basford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.