Total Crime Rate

1472.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

543.0 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 1472.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 543.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 370.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 325.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.9 10/10
  • Other theft 111.9 10/10
  • Public order 97.1 10/10
  • Drugs 65.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.8 10/10
  • Robbery 56.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
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

Hounds Gate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hounds Gate (NG1 7BD) in the last 12 months was 1472.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher 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 400 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 9 cases , down -10.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 587 (≈ 543.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hounds Gate (NG1 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maypole Yard, where police recorded 544 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (182 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hounds Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thurland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Collin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Collin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Collin Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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