Crime Rates at Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 1NQ

Derby Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 285th 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 Derby Road (NG7 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (NG7 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highurst Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.