Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

The Downs area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Clifton East , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Downs (NG11 7FF) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Clifton East average (123.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Downs (NG11 7FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coton Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monksway (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Downs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waingrove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monksway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waingrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monksway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaceley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brookthorpe Way Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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