Total Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elvaston Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Lenton & Wollaton East , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elvaston Road (NG8 1JU) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Lenton & Wollaton East average (109.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elvaston Road (NG8 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhall Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Close (5 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 | Enthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enthorpe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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