Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Lenton & Wollaton East , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 934 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 Rectory Gardens (NG8 2AR) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Gardens (NG8 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Tranby Gardens. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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