Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 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 25.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southfield Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 934 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 Southfield Road (NG8 3PH) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (NG8 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Marchwood Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westholme Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westholme Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westholme Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Crescent North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westholme Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Franklyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Southfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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