Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dryden Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryden Street (NG1 4EY) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (190.7 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Street (NG1 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 478 crimes here, including 226 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Matlock Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alpha Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossington Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ossington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Court
Apr 2026Other theft Matlock Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clinton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tudor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clipstone Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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