Total Crime Rate
359.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Nelson Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lord Nelson Street (NG2 4AH) in the last 12 months was 359.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 195.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 210.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Nelson Street (NG2 4AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ena Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bleasby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandringham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kentwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pullman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baden Powell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandringham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baden Powell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Christopher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christopher Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hutton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladysmith Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Christopher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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