Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 86.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 39th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Mapperley , and the 418th lowest 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 The Wells Road (NG3 3AR) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Mapperley average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wells Road (NG3 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Blundell Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 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 (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgar Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malbon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blundell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blundell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ogdon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edginton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edginton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blundell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blundell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bullace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogdon Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Bilberry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gedney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moffat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moffat Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elgar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hendon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
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Data Sources

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