Total Crime Rate

630.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 630.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.1 10/10
  • Other theft 58.1 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Public order 41.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
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

Wharf Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 26th highest 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 Wharf Road (NG7 1GD) in the last 12 months was 630.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (NG7 1GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Place (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Peveril Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterway Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterway Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterway Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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