Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Street area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 244th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Street (NG1 1GP) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Street (NG1 1GP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Belward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hockley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goose Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hockley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockley —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commerce Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ristes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ristes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belward Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Belward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolpack Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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