Total Crime Rate

253.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 253.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newark Crescent area has the 47th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Crescent (NG2 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 253.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Crescent (NG2 4NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marham Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newark Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sneinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Belvoir Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newark Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sneinton Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Perlethorpe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs Roberts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roberts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belvoir Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
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 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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