Total Crime Rate

229.0 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 229.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Windmill Lane area has the 50th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 151st highest crime rate of 939 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 Windmill Lane (NG2 4QB) in the last 12 months was 229.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (NG2 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 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.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newark Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pullman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Westhorpe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newark Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sneinton Hollows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Sep 2025Drugs Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Roberts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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