Total Crime Rate

444.4 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 444.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.3 10/10
  • Other theft 59.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
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

Waterway Street West area has the 26th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 49th highest crime rate of 939 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 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 196.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.0% 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 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nottingham (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterway Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Leys Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street —
Sep 2025Public order Carrington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrington Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkwright Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crocus Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carrington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eugene Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkwright Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kirkby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eugene Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Canal Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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