Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Penny Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Hyson Green & Arboretum , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 934 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 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Close (NG8 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clough Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chapman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaynor Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morello Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darvel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clough Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crispin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enthorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Enthorpe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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