Crime Rates at Instow Close, Mapperley, Nottingham, NG3 5XE

Instow Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Carlton Hill , and the 60th highest crime rate of 388 local areas in Gedling .

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 Instow Close (NG3 5XE) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the Carlton Hill average (49.8 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Instow Close (NG3 5XE), the main crime hotspot is near Shaldon Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.