Total Crime Rate

219.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 219.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Averton Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lenton & Wollaton East , and the 162nd 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 Averton Square (NG8 1AN) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% higher than the Lenton & Wollaton East average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Averton Square (NG8 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calver Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wemyss Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Averton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wemyss Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wemyss Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Farndon Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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