Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Street (NG7 4FL) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (NG7 4FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arthur Street, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gedling Grove (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Forest Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorgate Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ayr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Helen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Helen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Helen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road West
Apr 2026Public order Gedling Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Street

Data Sources

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