Total Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Potomac Mews area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potomac Mews (NG7 1LF) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% lower than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potomac Mews (NG7 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near St Helen'S Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potomac Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helen'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Helen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Helen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennis Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hermon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friars Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Crescent South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tunnel Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrack Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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