Crime Rates at Balfour Road, Nottingham, NG7 1NZ

Balfour Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 134th 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 Balfour Road (NG7 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (NG7 1NZ), 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 (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.