Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Compton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Sherwood , and the 249th 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 Compton Road (NG5 2NT) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Sherwood average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Road (NG5 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Haydn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haydn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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