Crime Rates at Averton Square, Nottingham, NG8 1AN

Averton Square 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 Averton Square (NG8 1AN) 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 Averton Square (NG8 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wemyss Gardens, where police recorded 25 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.