Total Crime Rate

559.7 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 559.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.5 10/10
  • Other theft 82.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.2 10/10
  • Drugs 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Poulton Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 32nd 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 Poulton Drive (NG2 4BN) in the last 12 months was 559.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 214.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Drive (NG2 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poulton Drive, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thoresby Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poulton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Cosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thoresby Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Poulton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Poulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poulton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thoresby Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Poulton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Poulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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