Total Crime Rate

25.5 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 25.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southwold Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwold Drive (NG8 1PD) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Drive (NG8 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Manville Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwold Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Manville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dorothy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorothy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorothy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorothy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchwood Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Marchwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwold Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westholme Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marsant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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