Total Crime Rate

323.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 95th highest crime rate of 934 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 Norton Street (NG7 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 323.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (190.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 194.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Street (NG7 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ilkeston Road, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byfield Close (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wimbourne Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Robbery Byfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Byfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byfield Close
Apr 2026Public order Wimbourne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leroy Wallace Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leroy Wallace Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leroy Wallace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crewe Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Palin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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