Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 74.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Square area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 383rd 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 Church Square (NG7 1SL) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Square (NG7 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kyte Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welby Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willoughby Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kyte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Welby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Welby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Welby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Welby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willoughby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willoughby Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willoughby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willoughby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willoughby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kyte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Willoughby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Maxwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrowby Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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