Total Crime Rate

400.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.9 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 400.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.5 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 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

Waterfront Plaza area has the 31st highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 62nd 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 Waterfront Plaza (NG2 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 400.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 166.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfront Plaza (NG2 3BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterfront Plaza area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rancliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Summer Leys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shortwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Summer Leys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rancliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Summer Leys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Summer Leys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eugene Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eugene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rancliffe Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rancliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rancliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shortwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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