Total Crime Rate
206.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper College Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 178th 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 Upper College Street (NG1 5AP) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper College Street (NG1 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Cottage Terrace. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tunnel Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cottage Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cottage Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cottage Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottage Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waverley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waverley Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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