Total Crime Rate

473.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 473.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Other theft 53.1 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canal Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 44th 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 Canal Street (NG1 7HW) in the last 12 months was 473.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower 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 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (β‰ˆ 176.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Street (NG1 7HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 424 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nottingham β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nottingham β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollow Stone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Commerce Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shortwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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