Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Mill Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 214th highest crime rate of 934 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 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Close (NG7 3JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ilkeston Road, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mill Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ortzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ortzen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ortzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limpenny Street
Apr 2026Drugs Limpenny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limpenny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limpenny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limpenny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbourne Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ortzen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sunbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbourne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elmore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ortzen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ortzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Peveril Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road

Data Sources

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