Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balfron Gardens area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 436th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfron Gardens (NG2 1HH) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfron Gardens (NG2 1HH), 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 Balfron Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Hood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinglake Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Walk —
Sep 2025Drugs Ferngill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaramara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweet Leys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelso Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterway Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterway Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterway Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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