Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Melville Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St. Ann's , and the 340th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melville Gardens (NG3 2QG) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the St. Ann's average (234.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Gardens (NG3 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bullace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stone Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pym Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pym Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pym Walk
Apr 2026Burglary Stone Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stone Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Luther Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sketchley Street

Data Sources

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