Total Crime Rate

1540.7 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 1540.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 422.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 288.9 10/10
  • Other theft 155.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 148.2 10/10
  • Public order 133.3 10/10
  • Robbery 66.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 59.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.3 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.0 10/10
  • Other crime 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 29.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.8 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

Shortwood Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 939 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 Shortwood Close (NG1 7JF) in the last 12 months was 1540.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.5% higher than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 681.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortwood Close (NG1 7JF), 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 Shortwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/195)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weekday Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Warser Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warser Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warser Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warser Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warser Gate —
Sep 2025Other theft Rancliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rancliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weekday Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warser Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Weekday Cross Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Weekday Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Weekday Cross Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Weekday Cross Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Weekday Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weekday Cross —
Sep 2025Robbery Trent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Warser Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warser Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trent Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woolpack Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolpack Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carlton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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