Total Crime Rate

372.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.1 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 372.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Forest Road West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 73rd 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 Forest Road West (NG7 4EL) in the last 12 months was 372.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road West (NG7 4EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highurst Street, where police recorded 112 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 Forest Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highurst 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 2026Public order Althorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highurst Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highurst Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Highurst Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbourne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ortzen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ortzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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