Total Crime Rate
403.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sophie Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 61st highest crime rate of 939 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 Sophie Road (NG7 6AG) in the last 12 months was 403.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.6% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sophie Road (NG7 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 279 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hyson Green & Arboretum| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gregory Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ortzen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road West | — |
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