Total Crime Rate

216.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 216.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wells Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 167th highest crime rate of 939 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 The Wells Road (NG3 3AP) in the last 12 months was 216.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% higher than the Mapperley average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wells Road (NG3 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chandos Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blundell Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Rushton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botany Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malbon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blundell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blundell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botany Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hendon Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moffat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gedney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brewsters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodlane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearmain Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearmain Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moffat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullace Road —
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Data Sources

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