Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Vale Crescent South area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 450th 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 Vale Crescent South (NG8 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Crescent South (NG8 3PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Marchwood Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Crescent South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ainsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Crescent North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Crescent North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Crescent North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northdown Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Holbeck Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbeck Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marchwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Fleet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchwood Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dorothy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorothy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorothy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorothy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Crescent North Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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