Total Crime Rate

238.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 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 238.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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

Windmill Lane area has the 51st highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 148th 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 Windmill Lane (NG2 4QB) in the last 12 months was 238.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% 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 81 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 Windmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs Belvoir Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belvoir Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roberts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Roberts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westhorpe Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhorpe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sneinton Hollows —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Perlethorpe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Finsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street —
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Data Sources

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