Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sydney Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lenton & Wollaton East , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydney Road (NG8 1LH) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (NG8 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodwell Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hambledon Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ranelagh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glade Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollinwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodwell Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charlbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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