Total Crime Rate

642.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 642.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Williamson Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 24th 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 Williamson Row (NG5 5XB) in the last 12 months was 642.9 per 1,000 residents and was 428.2% higher than the Bestwood average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 168.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williamson Row (NG5 5XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Embley Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Williamson Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnwood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bratton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavior Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bratton Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Embley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Carnwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bratton Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edmonstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Murray Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murray Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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