Total Crime Rate
582.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
174.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hounds Gate area has the 19th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 33rd 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 Hounds Gate (NG1 6BH) in the last 12 months was 582.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hounds Gate (NG1 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near South Parade. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 182 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spaniel Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spaniel Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spaniel Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spaniel Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spaniel Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Spaniel Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spaniel Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spaniel Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spaniel Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hounds Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hounds Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hounds Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Row | — |
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