Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Square area has the 57th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 934 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 Wellington Square (NG7 1NG) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Square (NG7 1NG), the main crime hotspot is near Highurst Street. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Althorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clumber Crescent North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newdigate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Highurst Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thoroton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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