Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Medway Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 280th highest crime rate of 939 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 Medway Street (NG8 1PN) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Street (NG8 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Marchwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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