Total Crime Rate

318.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.5 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 318.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Public order 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Lord Nelson Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 97th highest crime rate of 934 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 4FA) in the last 12 months was 318.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 173.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Nelson Street (NG2 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Nelson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Christopher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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