Total Crime Rate
225.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Smithy Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Clifton East , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 934 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 Smithy Close (NG11 8EE) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 167.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smithy Close (NG11 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalehead Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasby Walk (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasby Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dalehead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Farm Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grasby Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grasby Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorold Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorold Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chalfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chalfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | College Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dalehead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dalehead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dalehead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalehead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Morgan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Morgan Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glapton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Morgan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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