Total Crime Rate
196.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Mill Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 195th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Mill Close (NG7 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Mill Close (NG7 3JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highurst Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denison Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hyson Green & Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Argyle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Independent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloomsgrove Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolsey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highurst Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kyme 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 | Vehicle crime | Ilkeston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highurst Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highurst Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ilkeston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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