Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Academy Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Basford , and the 424th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Academy Close (NG6 0QL) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Basford average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Academy Close (NG6 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlow Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Park Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Academy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Vernon Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosebery Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mill Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitemoor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Croft β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cowley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft David Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arkers Close β€”

Data Sources

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