Total Crime Rate

613.3 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 613.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Riverside Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 28th 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 Riverside Way (NG2 1DP) in the last 12 months was 613.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Way (NG2 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Walk. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Hood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anmer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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