Crime Rates at Kennington Road, Nottingham, NG8 1PL

Kennington Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 205th highest crime rate of 934 local areas in Nottingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (NG8 1PL) in the last 12 months was 188.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Hyson Green & Arboretum average (190.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (NG8 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marchwood Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.