Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Road area has the 75th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 266th 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 Union Road (NG3 1FN) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (NG3 1FN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 448 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelton Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Public order Palmerston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Clinton Street East Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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