Total Crime Rate

136.7 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 136.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Penny Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 310th highest crime rate of 939 local areas in Nottingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penny Close (NG8 3PU) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 525.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 460.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 347.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Close (NG8 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cropton Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gaynor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robin'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meridian Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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