Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Palmerston Gardens area has the 65th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 208th 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 Palmerston Gardens (NG3 1NH) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Gardens (NG3 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Courtenay Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs St Cecilia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrhyn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cairns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ellis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ellis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Festus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairns Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairns Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Bus Station —
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Data Sources

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