Total Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterfront Plaza area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 437th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waterfront Plaza (NG2 3BT) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Waterfront Plaza (NG2 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shortwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commerce Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shortwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eugene Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rancliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rancliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rancliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rancliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rancliffe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Trent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trent Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Trent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Trent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trent Street | Under investigation |
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