Total Crime Rate

1145.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

343.5 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 1145.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 343.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 259.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 236.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 106.9 10/10
  • Other theft 91.6 10/10
  • Public order 84.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.2 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • 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

Handel Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 10th 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 Handel Street (NG3 1JE) in the last 12 months was 1145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% higher than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 343.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Street (NG3 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bond Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Camden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Chad'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Chad'S Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Robin Hood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sneinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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