Total Crime Rate

270.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 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 270.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Ropewalk area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 119th highest crime rate of 934 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 The Ropewalk (NG1 5DU) in the last 12 months was 270.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ropewalk (NG1 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Cottage Terrace. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ropewalk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Derby Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper College Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper College Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Postern Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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