Total Crime Rate

693.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 693.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 331.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.9 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Williamson Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 26th highest crime rate of 934 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 693.9 per 1,000 residents and was 453.2% higher than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% 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 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Embley Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Williamson Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Embley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madden Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pavior Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Landcroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gainsford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cairns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belconnen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Embley Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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