Crime Rates at Scrooby Row, Nottingham, NG5 9JP

Scrooby Row area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bestwood , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scrooby Row (NG5 9JP) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Bestwood average (125.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scrooby Row (NG5 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felen Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.