Total Crime Rate

198.1 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 198.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ben Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 190th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ben Street (NG7 5NA) in the last 12 months was 198.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ben Street (NG7 5NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindley Terrace (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ben Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byfield Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bateman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denison Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bateman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Player Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warner Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Denison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalkeith Terrace
Sep 2025Other theft Dalkeith Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dalkeith Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thornley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byfield Close
Sep 2025Public order Byfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thurman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birkin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birkin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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