Total Crime Rate

876.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

378.5 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 876.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 378.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.5 10/10
  • Other theft 116.9 10/10
  • Public order 98.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.5 10/10
  • Drugs 43.1 10/10
  • Robbery 24.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • 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

Waverley Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 18th 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 Waverley Street (NG7 4DX) in the last 12 months was 876.9 per 1,000 residents and was 360.0% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 378.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Street (NG7 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Larkdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tennyson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gedling Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gedling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gedling Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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