Total Crime Rate

642.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 642.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 357.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Royston Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 30th 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 Royston Close (NG2 1PL) in the last 12 months was 642.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Close (NG2 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Phoenix Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardsley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crammond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crammond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Royston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Hatley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colliery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A453 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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