Total Crime Rate
135.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saffron Gardens area has the 80th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 326th highest 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 Saffron Gardens (NG2 1QF) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saffron Gardens (NG2 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tinkersway, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meadows| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beardsley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castleton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crammond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crammond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Royston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Phoenix Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kelso Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lybster Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lybster Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colliery Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tinkersway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tinkersway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tinkersway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tinkersway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tinkersway | Under investigation |
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