Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 37.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Wells Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wells Road (NG3 3AA) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Mapperley average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wells Road (NG3 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stonepit Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonepit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Emmanuel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Emmanuel Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmanuel Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kildare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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