Total Crime Rate

1415.4 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 1415.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 378.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 329.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 210.9 10/10
  • Other theft 111.0 10/10
  • Public order 101.8 10/10
  • Drugs 73.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.1 10/10
  • Robbery 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 36.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hounds Gate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 8th 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 7DR) in the last 12 months was 1415.4 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% higher than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 409 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 527 (≈ 487.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hounds Gate (NG1 7DR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hounds Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridlesmith Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bridlesmith Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Pavement Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collin Street
Sep 2025Drugs Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Collin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Low Pavement Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Pavement

Data Sources

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