Total Crime Rate
1044.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shakespeare Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 12th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (NG1 4AH) in the last 12 months was 1044.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 364.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Street (NG1 4AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 686 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (187 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Milton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Milton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clinton Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clinton Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clinton Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peachey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peachey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Major Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Major Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Major Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peachey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Row | Under investigation |
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