Total Crime Rate

449.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.3 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 449.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.7 10/10
  • Public order 103.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
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

Waterway Street West area has the 27th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 50th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterway Street West (NG2 3AD) in the last 12 months was 449.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 240.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterway Street West (NG2 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carrington Street, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nottingham (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterway Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nottingham —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruce Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nottingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arkwright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trent Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manifold Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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