Total Crime Rate
514.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ilkeston Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Castle , and the 38th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ilkeston Road (NG7 3GQ) in the last 12 months was 514.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Castle average (635.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ilkeston Road (NG7 3GQ), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolsey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newdigate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thoroton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thoroton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thoroton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thoroton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pelham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrack Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gamble Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorgate Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorgate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hermon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Helen'S Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Helen'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Helen'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Helen'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Helen'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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