Total Crime Rate
630.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wharf 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peveril Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Peveril Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterway Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterway Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterway Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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