Total Crime Rate

206.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 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 206.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
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

North Sherwood Street area has the 58th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 186th 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 North Sherwood Street (NG1 4EF) in the last 12 months was 206.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Sherwood Street (NG1 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peachey Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Grove (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Sherwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilbourn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alpha Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Matlock Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Villa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ossington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossington Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Matlock Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A60 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A60 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clipstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Matlock Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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