Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 198.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 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

Wellington Circus area has the 59th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 194th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Circus (NG1 5AL) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Circus (NG1 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Angel Row, where police recorded 373 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (164 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Circus area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theme/Adventure Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Street
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theme/Adventure Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theme/Adventure Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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