Total Crime Rate
182.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairham Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Lenton & Wollaton East , and the 220th highest crime rate of 934 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 Fairham Drive (NG8 1AL) in the last 12 months was 182.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Lenton & Wollaton East average (109.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairham Drive (NG8 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calver Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Boulevard (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nottingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orston Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Calver Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Calver Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Boulevard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Boulevard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middleton Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middleton Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Boulevard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Toston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harby Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orston Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Orston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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