Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oliver Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 212th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oliver Close (NG7 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Close (NG7 4HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cottage Terrace. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Helen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Helen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cottage Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cottage Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cottage Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larkdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gedling Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gedling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gedling Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gedling Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waverley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arthur Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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