Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wishford Avenue area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Castle , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 934 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 Wishford Avenue (NG7 2NG) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Castle average (644.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wishford Avenue (NG7 2NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harley Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friar Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Forsythia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Friar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenton Manor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coleby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wishford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gregory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gregory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Claytons Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forsythia Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hungerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
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