Total Crime Rate

1938.9 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 1938.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 780.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 398.5 10/10
  • Other theft 122.3 10/10
  • Public order 122.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 110.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.7 9/10
  • Drugs 90.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.6 10/10
  • Robbery 36.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hounds Gate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 5th 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 Hounds Gate (NG1 7AA) in the last 12 months was 1938.9 per 1,000 residents and was 205.2% higher than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 319 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -2.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 584.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hounds Gate (NG1 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 531 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (186 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Castle

Crime Over Time in Hounds Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collin Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.