Total Crime Rate

673.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 673.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.9 10/10
  • Public order 80.0 10/10
  • Other theft 73.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Robbery 33.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road East area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 22nd 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 Forest Road East (NG1 4HH) in the last 12 months was 673.9 per 1,000 residents and was 285.1% higher than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 320.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road East (NG1 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gedling Grove (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gedling Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gedling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gedling Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gedling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gedling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gedling Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gedling Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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