Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 99.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterloo Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 459th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (NG7 4AU) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (NG7 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hardy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ayr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thoroton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gregory Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elmore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbourne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbourne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sunbourne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbourne Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunbourne Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limpenny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limpenny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gregory Boulevard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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